Earthquake details

Thursday, April 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 6, 1978 at 16:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 54.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.003 and latitude 35.240.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 38.0 km
Coordinates 35.240, 141.003
UTC time 1978-04-06 16:24:31.600
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-04-06

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