Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 28, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 28, 1952 at 16:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 131.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.409 and latitude 39.318.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.318, 143.409
UTC time 1952-10-28 16:45:23.340
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1952-10-28

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