Earthquake details

Saturday, January 3, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 3, 1976 at 02:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 83.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.804 and latitude 26.477.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates 26.477, 128.804
UTC time 1976-01-03 02:58:27.900
Location Uruma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-03

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