Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 2, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 2, 1975 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 161.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.374 and latitude 33.597.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 71.0 km
Coordinates 33.597, 140.374
UTC time 1975-04-02 08:44:00.400
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-04-02

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