Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 9, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 9, 1975 at 12:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 56.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.017 and latitude 28.169.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 28.169, 130.017
UTC time 1975-07-09 12:55:23.000
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-07-09

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