Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 11, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 11, 1978 at 01:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 194.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.793 and latitude 33.416.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 57.0 km
Coordinates 33.416, 140.793
UTC time 1978-10-11 01:49:01.100
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-10-11

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