Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 22, 1978 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 286.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.002 and latitude 44.026.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.026, 149.002
UTC time 1978-03-22 00:50:32.200
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1978-03-22

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