Earthquake details

Sunday, November 26, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, November 26, 1978 at 20:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 113.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.524 and latitude 27.350.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 32.0 km
Coordinates 27.350, 129.524
UTC time 1978-11-26 20:19:21.800
Location Uruma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-11-26

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