Earthquake details

Friday, March 26, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 26, 1954 at 04:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 103.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.444 and latitude 41.215.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 59.1 km
Coordinates 41.215, 142.444
UTC time 1954-03-26 04:35:26.660
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-03-26

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