Earthquake details

Friday, May 16, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 16, 1975 at 01:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nakhodka (Japan - JP), about 315.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.136 and latitude 41.322.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 2.0 km
Coordinates 41.322, 136.136
UTC time 1975-05-16 01:14:05.700
Location Akita
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-16

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