Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 4, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 at 09:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 2.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.743 and latitude 40.203.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 55.0 km
Coordinates 40.203, 141.743
UTC time 1974-09-04 09:20:02.500
Location Kuji
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-09-04

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