Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 5, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 5, 1952 at 15:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 152.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.948 and latitude 41.984.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.984, 145.948
UTC time 1952-03-05 15:54:14.700
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1952-03-05

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