Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 14, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 14, 1977 at 08:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 199.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.551 and latitude 42.274.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 42.274, 147.551
UTC time 1977-12-14 08:55:44.500
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-14

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