Earthquake details

Saturday, December 3, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, December 3, 1977 at 05:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan region - JA), about 471.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.386 and latitude 30.302.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 419.0 km
Coordinates 30.302, 138.386
UTC time 1977-12-03 05:07:32.100
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-03

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