Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.1
ID: usp00010yy
Location
43 km NNW of Nanao, Japan
Country:
Japan
Date & Time
May 28, 1979
2:39 PM Z
Depth
273.00 km
Intermediate
Coordinates
37.4050, 136.7660
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
43 km NNW of Nanao, Japan
Coordinates: 37.4050°, 136.7660° • Depth: 273.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
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- Recorded On
- May 28, 1979 at 2:39 PM
- Last Updated
- November 9, 2016 at 10:37 PM
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