Earthquake details

Monday, March 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 6, 1978 at 15:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kahoku (Japan - JP), about 294.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.966 and latitude 38.252.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 417.0 km
Coordinates 38.252, 133.966
UTC time 1978-03-06 15:11:38.200
Location Kanazawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-06

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