Earthquake details

Thursday, November 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 17, 1977 at 17:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 149.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.874 and latitude 33.637.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 112.0 km
Coordinates 33.637, 139.874
UTC time 1977-11-17 17:20:32.600
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-17

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