Earthquake details

Friday, August 2, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 2, 1974 at 14:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 176.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.408 and latitude 33.352.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 33.352, 139.408
UTC time 1974-08-02 14:33:26.600
Location Fujieda
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-02

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