Earthquake details

Monday, January 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Monday, January 17, 1977 at 06:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 960.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.579 and latitude 26.677.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 26.677, 142.579
UTC time 1977-01-17 06:23:36.100
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-17

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