Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 1, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, November 1, 1955 at 23:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 201.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.093 and latitude 40.584.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.584, 144.093
UTC time 1955-11-01 23:46:16.840
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1955-11-01

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