Earthquake details

Friday, March 31, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 31, 1978 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 219.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.519 and latitude 33.089.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 68.0 km
Coordinates 33.089, 140.519
UTC time 1978-03-31 13:37:04.900
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-31

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