Earthquake details

Sunday, December 2, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Sunday, December 2, 1979 at 06:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 630.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.429 and latitude 29.257.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 29.257, 140.429
UTC time 1979-12-02 06:47:38.400
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-02

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