Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 5, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 5, 1978 at 07:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 215.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.454 and latitude 39.635.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 39.635, 144.454
UTC time 1978-04-05 07:51:24.900
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-05

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