Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 23, 1978 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 342.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.580 and latitude 44.376.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 44.376, 149.580
UTC time 1978-03-23 03:50:52.500
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1978-03-23

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