Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 14, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 14, 1952 at 00:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 127.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.255 and latitude 42.030.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 42.030, 145.255
UTC time 1952-05-14 00:37:00.440
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1952-05-14

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