Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 7, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, December 7, 1955 at 15:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 988.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.908 and latitude 26.497.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.497, 142.908
UTC time 1955-12-07 15:03:15.270
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-12-07

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