Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 5, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 5, 1973 at 00:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 64.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.552 and latitude 40.657.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 191.0 km
Coordinates 40.657, 139.552
UTC time 1973-09-05 00:30:53.500
Location Hirosaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-05

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