Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 31, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 31, 1979 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naha (Japan - JP), about 14.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.550 and latitude 26.277.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates 26.277, 127.550
UTC time 1979-10-31 13:14:26.820
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-10-31

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