Earthquake details

Saturday, March 25, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 25, 1978 at 16:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 274.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.817 and latitude 44.101.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 44.101, 148.817
UTC time 1978-03-25 16:55:13.300
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-25

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