Earthquake details

Thursday, April 4, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 4, 1974 at 07:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sōma (Japan - JP), about 16.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.768 and latitude 37.723.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 97.0 km
Coordinates 37.723, 140.768
UTC time 1974-04-04 07:37:02.600
Location Minami-Sōma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-04

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