Earthquake details

Thursday, January 22, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 22, 1976 at 16:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 349.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.549 and latitude 44.629.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.629, 149.549
UTC time 1976-01-22 16:45:00.600
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-22

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