Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 23, 1978 at 03:15 UTC with a magnitude of 7.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 290.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.439 and latitude 44.932.

Magnitude 7.5
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.932, 148.439
UTC time 1978-03-23 03:15:20.300
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1978-03-23

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