Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 28, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 28, 1952 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 120.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.310 and latitude 39.423.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.423, 143.310
UTC time 1952-10-28 06:31:04.730
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1952-10-28

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