Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.0

ID: usp00001xs

Location

48 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

May 26, 1973

2:15 AM Z

Depth

56.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

37.1700, 141.4030

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

48 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan

Coordinates: 37.1700°, 141.4030° Depth: 56.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
May 26, 1973 at 2:15 AM
Last Updated
November 6, 2014 at 11:21 PM