Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 25, 1979 at 23:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 259.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.920 and latitude 40.116.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 63.0 km
Coordinates 40.116, 144.920
UTC time 1979-07-25 23:11:38.300
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-25

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