Earthquake details

Friday, August 22, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 22, 1975 at 19:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 347.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.068 and latitude 31.389.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 399.0 km
Coordinates 31.389, 138.068
UTC time 1975-08-22 19:36:24.200
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-22

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