Earthquake details

Saturday, November 17, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, November 17, 1973 at 00:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 143.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.325 and latitude 43.152.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.152, 147.325
UTC time 1973-11-17 00:26:27.300
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-11-17

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