Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 29, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 29, 1955 at 04:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 121.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.566 and latitude 28.927.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 28.927, 130.566
UTC time 1955-06-29 04:55:01.310
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-06-29

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