Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 12, 1975 at 14:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 268.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.715 and latitude 32.042.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 391.0 km
Coordinates 32.042, 137.715
UTC time 1975-08-12 14:21:04.700
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-12

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