Earthquake details

Saturday, March 25, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 25, 1978 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 232.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.350 and latitude 43.909.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates 43.909, 148.350
UTC time 1978-03-25 11:00:02.400
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-25

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