Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 16, 1974 at 09:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 162.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.670 and latitude 40.338.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 24.0 km
Coordinates 40.338, 143.670
UTC time 1974-10-16 09:29:49.000
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-16

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