Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 5, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 5, 1973 at 13:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 102.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.111 and latitude 39.488.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 41.0 km
Coordinates 39.488, 143.111
UTC time 1973-09-05 13:03:13.900
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-05

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