Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 22, 1978 at 02:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 290.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.054 and latitude 44.006.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates 44.006, 149.054
UTC time 1978-03-22 02:04:40.100
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-22

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