Earthquake details

Friday, August 6, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 6, 1976 at 21:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 183.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.479 and latitude 26.979.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.979, 130.479
UTC time	1976-08-06 21:42:58.700

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	183.0 km
Amami	183.4 km
Nago	251.1 km
Gushikawa	268.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	268.9 km
Uruma	269.1 km
Okinawa	275.8 km
Yomitan	279.4 km
Ginowan	281.9 km
Nishihara	284.0 km
Urasoe	285.1 km
Nanjō	285.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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M 5.3

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