Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 16, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 16, 1977 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muroran (Japan - JP), about 30.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.739 and latitude 42.121.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 135.0 km
Coordinates 42.121, 140.739
UTC time 1977-11-16 21:11:47.800
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-16

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