Earthquake details

Thursday, May 8, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 8, 1952 at 00:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mobara (Japan - JP), about 5.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.249 and latitude 35.398.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.9 km
Coordinates 35.398, 140.249
UTC time 1952-05-08 00:58:42.750
Location Ichihara
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-05-08

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