Earthquake details

Thursday, February 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 24, 1977 at 11:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tomakomai (Japan - JP), about 79.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.508 and latitude 42.389.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 75.0 km
Coordinates 42.389, 142.508
UTC time 1977-02-24 11:40:00.000
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-24

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