Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp000013c

Location

108 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

Mar 26, 1973

2:56 PM Z

Depth

52.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

36.6390, 141.9810

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

108 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan

Coordinates: 36.6390°, 141.9810° Depth: 52.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
March 26, 1973 at 2:56 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM