Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 24, 1979 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 79.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.238 and latitude 42.272.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 31.0 km
Coordinates 42.272, 144.238
UTC time 1979-04-24 17:31:42.300
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-24

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