Earthquake details

Sunday, April 20, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, April 20, 1975 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yufu (Japan - JP), about 7.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.300 and latitude 33.190.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 7.0 km
Coordinates 33.190, 131.300
UTC time 1975-04-20 17:35:50.400
Location Beppu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1975-04-20

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