Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 27, 1978 at 17:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 123.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.068 and latitude 33.500.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 293.0 km
Coordinates 33.500, 138.068
UTC time 1978-09-27 17:00:17.500
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-09-27

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