Earthquake details

Thursday, July 8, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 8, 1976 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 197.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.924 and latitude 33.442.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 33.442, 140.924
UTC time 1976-07-08 17:59:32.400
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-08

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