Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 8, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 8, 1974 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Koga (Japan - JP), about 5.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.761 and latitude 36.148.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 36.148, 139.761
UTC time 1974-10-08 19:42:08.700
Location Kasukabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-08

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