Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - Philippines Sea, 110 km east of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, on Tuesday, 14 December 1976 at 19:35 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 39 km depth
Date & time: 14 Dec 1976 19:35:04 UTC
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 28.271°N / 130.603°E

Nearest volcano: Akuseki-jima (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
110 km (68 mi) E of Naze (pop: 41,400) --> See nearby quakes!
317 km (197 mi) NE of Nago (pop: 59,600) --> See nearby quakes!
344 km (214 mi) NE of Gushikawa (pop: 65,300) --> See nearby quakes!
347 km (216 mi) S of Kanoya (pop: 82,300) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) NE of Okinawa (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
359 km (223 mi) NE of Ginowan (pop: 91,800) --> See nearby quakes!
367 km (228 mi) S of Kagoshima (pop: 555,400) --> See nearby quakes!
368 km (229 mi) NE of Naha (pop: 300,800) --> See nearby quakes!
388 km (241 mi) S of Miyakonojō (pop: 131,000) --> See nearby quakes!
413 km (257 mi) S of Miyazaki (pop: 311,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.6 | 39 km | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (15 quakes):- 01 Feb 1977 16:11 UTC| M 4.7 |24 km (14.9 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 23 Jan 1977 21:01 UTC| M 4.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1977 06:23 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 22 Dec 1976 07:28 UTC| M 4.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|13900 km (8637 mi) distance| | Details
- 22 Dec 1976 02:25 UTC| M 4.9 |34 km (21.1 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|13900 km (8637 mi) distance| | Details
- 21 Dec 1976 03:58 UTC| M 4.6 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|13900 km (8637 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|13900 km (8637 mi) distance| | Details
- 18 Dec 1976 18:08 UTC| M 5.1 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 18 Dec 1976 05:04 UTC| M 5.3 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Dec 1976 12:25 UTC| M 5.3 |3 km (1.9 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 15 Dec 1976 11:46 UTC| M 4.9 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|13900 km (8637 mi) distance| | Details
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