Earthquake details

Monday, June 28, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, June 28, 1948 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sakai (Japan - JP), about 3.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.229 and latitude 36.157.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 36.157, 136.229
UTC time 1948-06-28 07:13:31.460
Location Fukui-shi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-06-28

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