Earthquake details

Thursday, April 3, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 3, 1975 at 14:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Misawa (Japan - JP), about 47.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.921 and latitude 40.836.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 75.0 km
Coordinates 40.836, 141.921
UTC time 1975-04-03 14:34:14.300
Location Misawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-04-03

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