Earthquake details

Saturday, January 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 14, 1978 at 04:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Izu (Japan - JP), about 21.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.804 and latitude 34.818.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates 34.818, 138.804
UTC time 1978-01-14 04:41:58.300
Location Izu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-14

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