Earthquake details

Thursday, April 21, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, April 21, 1977 at 17:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 953.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.388 and latitude 26.696.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates 26.696, 142.388
UTC time 1977-04-21 17:20:44.700
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-04-21

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