Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp00013rr
Location
61 km NNE of Miyako, Japan
Country:
Japan
Date & Time
Oct 28, 1979
11:29 PM Z
Depth
49.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
40.1180, 142.3280
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
61 km NNE of Miyako, Japan
Coordinates: 40.1180°, 142.3280° • Depth: 49.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- October 28, 1979 at 11:29 PM
- Last Updated
- November 6, 2014 at 11:22 PM
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