Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 5, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, January 5, 1977 at 10:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 1035.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.582 and latitude 25.978.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates 25.978, 142.582
UTC time 1977-01-05 10:37:23.800
Location Volcano Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-05

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