Earthquake details

Thursday, March 2, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 2, 1978 at 22:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 179.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.787 and latitude 43.296.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.296, 147.787
UTC time 1978-03-02 22:53:46.200
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-02

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