Earthquake details

Monday, March 5, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 5, 1956 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 34.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.200 and latitude 44.323.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 44.323, 144.200
UTC time 1956-03-05 23:29:46.620
Location Abashiri
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-03-05

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