Earthquake details

Friday, March 7, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 7, 1952 at 19:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 70.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.945 and latitude 42.749.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 37.6 km
Coordinates 42.749, 145.945
UTC time 1952-03-07 19:44:01.600
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-03-07

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