Earthquake details

Thursday, January 31, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 31, 1974 at 07:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyazaki (Japan - JP), about 23.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.641 and latitude 31.836.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 37.0 km
Coordinates 31.836, 131.641
UTC time 1974-01-31 07:03:58.100
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-01-31

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