Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 5, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, July 5, 1977 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 79.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.144 and latitude 28.811.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates 28.811, 130.144
UTC time 1977-07-05 16:00:16.900
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-05

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