Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp00007tq

Location

42 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

Aug 28, 1974

12:50 AM Z

Depth

51.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

36.4750, 141.1010

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

42 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan

Coordinates: 36.4750°, 141.1010° Depth: 51.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
August 28, 1974 at 12:50 AM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM