Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.1

ID: usp000013f

Location

111 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

Mar 26, 1973

5:35 PM Z

Depth

49.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

36.6180, 142.0170

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

111 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan

Coordinates: 36.6180°, 142.0170° Depth: 49.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
March 26, 1973 at 5:35 PM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM