Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 27, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 27, 1976 at 23:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 347.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.053 and latitude 31.387.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 394.0 km
Coordinates 31.387, 138.053
UTC time 1976-01-27 23:28:20.900
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-27

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