Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 6, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 6, 1974 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 217.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.020 and latitude 44.160.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.160, 148.020
UTC time 1974-03-06 06:31:42.800
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-06

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