Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.5
ID: usp0000yy6
Location
169 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
Country:
Japan
Date & Time
Feb 21, 1979
1:39 PM Z
Depth
30.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
40.3560, 143.6940
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
169 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
Coordinates: 40.3560°, 143.6940° • Depth: 30.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- February 21, 1979 at 1:39 PM
- Last Updated
- November 9, 2016 at 9:55 PM
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