Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 30, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, October 30, 1974 at 17:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 931.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.448 and latitude 26.453.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 422.0 km
Coordinates 26.453, 140.448
UTC time 1974-10-30 17:51:48.700
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-30

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