Earthquake details

Saturday, June 4, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 4, 1955 at 17:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 89.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.864 and latitude 40.025.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 40.025, 142.864
UTC time 1955-06-04 17:22:34.060
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-06-04

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