Earthquake details

Thursday, January 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 10, 1974 at 16:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyazaki (Japan - JP), about 30.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.697 and latitude 31.787.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 37.0 km
Coordinates 31.787, 131.697
UTC time 1974-01-10 16:13:25.800
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-10

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