Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 5, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 5, 1952 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 105.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.563 and latitude 42.372.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 42.372, 145.563
UTC time 1952-03-05 01:20:21.830
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-03-05

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