Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 30, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 30, 1977 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 393.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.187 and latitude 31.455.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 31.455, 140.187
UTC time 1977-03-30 11:20:35.700
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-30

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