Earthquake details

Thursday, July 26, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 26, 1979 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 179.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.524 and latitude 33.912.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 33.912, 141.524
UTC time 1979-07-26 15:10:40.100
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-26

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