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

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