Earthquake details

Friday, August 18, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 18, 1978 at 08:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 82.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.256 and latitude 34.313.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates 34.313, 140.256
UTC time 1978-08-18 08:59:55.500
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-18

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