Earthquake details

Saturday, December 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, December 29, 1973 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 880.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.425 and latitude 26.919.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.919, 140.425
UTC time 1973-12-29 06:11:37.200
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-29

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