Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 27, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 27, 1974 at 09:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 119.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.627 and latitude 41.468.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 53.0 km
Coordinates 41.468, 142.627
UTC time 1974-03-27 09:05:33.200
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-27

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