Earthquake details

Friday, March 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 21:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 247.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.431 and latitude 44.143.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 44.143, 148.431
UTC time 1978-03-24 21:24:07.900
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-24

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