Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 27, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 27, 1955 at 01:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yoshinogawa (Japan - JP), about 30.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.310 and latitude 33.766.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.766, 134.310
UTC time 1955-07-27 01:20:53.420
Location Tokushima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-07-27

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