Earthquake details

Saturday, January 14, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 14, 1978 at 18:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Izu (Japan - JP), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.811 and latitude 34.733.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 11.0 km
Coordinates 34.733, 138.811
UTC time 1978-01-14 18:46:20.000
Location Shizuoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-14

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