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

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.8
Himimachi
Japan · 2026-02-23 23:03 UTC
302.8 km
M 4.9
Takaoka
Japan · 2025-12-14 19:03 UTC
271.9 km
M 4.8
Takaoka
Japan · 2025-12-14 14:26 UTC
270.3 km
M 4.3
Takayama
Japan · 2025-11-15 18:50 UTC
353.1 km
M 4.5
Nanao
Japan · 2025-09-07 23:24 UTC
288.4 km
M 4.4
Nanao
Japan · 2025-06-06 04:48 UTC
254.7 km
M 4.3
Takayama
Japan · 2025-05-29 06:28 UTC
394.5 km
M 4.5
Kanazawa
Japan · 2025-05-09 04:34 UTC
261.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.