Earthquake details

Monday, March 20, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 20, 1978 at 07:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 75.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.700 and latitude 42.351.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 75.0 km
Coordinates 42.351, 142.700
UTC time 1978-03-20 07:19:27.800
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-20

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