Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 9, 1977 at 06:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 189.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.215 and latitude 41.207.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 41.207, 138.215
UTC time 1977-03-09 06:30:32.200
Location Goshogawara
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-09

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