Earthquake details

Saturday, July 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 9, 1977 at 14:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 173.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.776 and latitude 28.781.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	28.781, 127.776
UTC time	1977-07-09 14:54:05.700

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	173.2 km
Amami	173.8 km
Nago	242.0 km
Yomitan	264.9 km
Uruma	267.8 km
Gushikawa	269.7 km
Okinawa	272.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	272.7 km
Ginowan	280.3 km
Urasoe	280.8 km
Nishihara	281.4 km
Naha	286.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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M 5.3

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