Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 6, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 6, 1976 at 08:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 398.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.756 and latitude 30.782.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 466.0 km
Coordinates 30.782, 137.756
UTC time 1976-10-06 08:13:13.100
Location Tanabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-10-06

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