Earthquake details

Saturday, June 16, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 16, 1956 at 06:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 178.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.317 and latitude 28.379.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.379, 131.317
UTC time 1956-06-16 06:19:27.010
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-06-16

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