Earthquake details

Friday, September 25, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Friday, September 25, 1953 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 763.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.866 and latitude 28.119.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.119, 140.866
UTC time 1953-09-25 13:41:10.460
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-09-25

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