Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 28, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 28, 1976 at 19:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 320.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.304 and latitude 44.343.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 48.0 km
Coordinates 44.343, 149.304
UTC time 1976-01-28 19:35:51.900
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-28

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