Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 23, 1978 at 05:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 339.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.621 and latitude 44.207.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.0 km
Coordinates 44.207, 149.621
UTC time 1978-03-23 05:12:54.200
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-23

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