Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 20, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 20, 1974 at 22:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 328.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.473 and latitude 32.078.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 77.0 km
Coordinates 32.078, 140.473
UTC time 1974-03-20 22:01:02.300
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-20

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