Earthquake details

Friday, December 21, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 21, 1956 at 20:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 146.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.664 and latitude 33.681.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.681, 139.664
UTC time	1956-12-21 20:10:07.110

Location	Yokosuka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1956-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tateyama	146.2 km
Minamibōsō	152.2 km
Itō	152.8 km
Izu	158.1 km
Miura	162.5 km
Kamogawa	162.6 km
Izunokuni	164.7 km
Atami	166.4 km
Omaezaki	167.8 km
Kamizawa	171.1 km
Kurihama	172.2 km
Mishima	173.9 km

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