Earthquake details

Friday, August 17, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 17, 1979 at 06:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Murakami (Japan - JP), about 26.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.194 and latitude 38.174.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	38.174, 139.194
UTC time	1979-08-17 06:00:33.200

Location	Niigata
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Murakami	26.2 km
Shibata	27.8 km
Niigata	31.0 km
Kameda-honchō	34.4 km
Agano	37.7 km
Niitsu	42.1 km
Shirone	48.1 km
Gosen	49.1 km
Maki	54.5 km
Tsubame	61.4 km
Sanjō	65.6 km
Nagai	74.0 km

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