Earthquake details

Sunday, August 12, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, August 12, 1979 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 61.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.223 and latitude 34.515.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 61.0 km
Coordinates 34.515, 140.223
UTC time 1979-08-12 07:13:20.000
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-12

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