Earthquake details

Friday, May 23, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 23, 1952 at 04:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 95.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.937 and latitude 33.017.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 31.6 km
Coordinates 33.017, 135.937
UTC time 1952-05-23 04:20:53.110
Location Tanabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-05-23

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