Earthquake details

Saturday, June 4, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 4, 1955 at 16:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 119.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.210 and latitude 40.107.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 36.5 km
Coordinates 40.107, 143.210
UTC time 1955-06-04 16:51:24.300
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-06-04

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