Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 14, 1976 at 06:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyazaki (Japan - JP), about 111.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.588 and latitude 31.771.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	31.771, 132.588
UTC time	1976-04-14 06:56:52.700

Location	Ōita
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-04-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyazaki	111.9 km
Hyūga	115.1 km
Nichinan	117.2 km
Saito	117.5 km
Tsuma	118.1 km
Nobeoka	125.3 km
Shimoda	136.0 km
Nakamura	138.8 km
Miyakonojō	144.1 km
Shibushi	144.7 km
Saiki	146.3 km
Soo	151.9 km

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