Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 23, 1978 at 07:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 276.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.898 and latitude 43.925.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 43.925, 148.898
UTC time 1978-03-23 07:03:56.300
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-23

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