Earthquake details

Thursday, August 7, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 7, 1952 at 21:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 119.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.706 and latitude 41.928.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 41.928, 144.706
UTC time 1952-08-07 21:53:30.870
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-08-07

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