Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 14, 1976 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 211.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.326 and latitude 32.479.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 407.0 km
Coordinates 32.479, 137.326
UTC time 1976-01-14 15:30:04.500
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-14

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