Earthquake details

Thursday, December 29, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, December 29, 1977 at 19:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan region - JA), about 645.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.367 and latitude 28.529.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 529.0 km
Coordinates 28.529, 138.367
UTC time 1977-12-29 19:45:27.400
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-29

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