Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 21, 1976 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 330.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.394 and latitude 44.434.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates 44.434, 149.394
UTC time 1976-01-21 21:00:42.800
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-21

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