Earthquake details

Thursday, March 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 23, 1978 at 19:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 355.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.777 and latitude 44.340.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.340, 149.777
UTC time 1978-03-23 19:21:00.100
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-23

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