Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 19, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 19, 1973 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 216.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.810 and latitude 33.200.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 33.200, 140.810
UTC time 1973-09-19 11:00:44.900
Location Yokohama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-09-19

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