Earthquake details

Saturday, December 23, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 23, 1978 at 10:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 310.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.378 and latitude 32.492.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates 32.492, 141.378
UTC time 1978-12-23 10:24:16.200
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-23

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