Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 11, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Tuesday, December 11, 1979 at 17:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 678.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.701 and latitude 28.882.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 110.0 km
Coordinates 28.882, 140.701
UTC time 1979-12-11 17:26:16.800
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1979-12-11

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