Earthquake details

Thursday, November 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 23, 1978 at 01:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 27.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.054 and latitude 34.725.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 7.0 km
Coordinates 34.725, 139.054
UTC time 1978-11-23 01:43:49.700
Location Numazu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-11-23

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