Earthquake details

Saturday, January 9, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 9, 1954 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 143.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.920 and latitude 34.799.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.799, 141.920
UTC time 1954-01-09 08:06:32.610
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-01-09

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