Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 22, 1978 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 285.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.976 and latitude 44.056.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 37.0 km
Coordinates 44.056, 148.976
UTC time 1978-03-22 08:25:18.400
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-22

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