Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 23, 1978 at 03:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 295.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.144 and latitude 43.922.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.922, 149.144
UTC time 1978-03-23 03:24:25.200
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-23

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