Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 14, 1974 at 06:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Misawa (Japan - JP), about 127.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.784 and latitude 41.128.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 41.0 km
Coordinates 41.128, 142.784
UTC time 1974-08-14 06:49:21.700
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-14

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