Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 6, 1975 at 21:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Otaru (Japan - JP), about 161.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.263 and latitude 43.900.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 230.0 km
Coordinates 43.900, 139.263
UTC time 1975-08-06 21:37:39.700
Location Sapporo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-06

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