Earthquake details

Thursday, October 31, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 31, 1957 at 02:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Minami-Sōma (Japan - JP), about 3.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.002 and latitude 37.609.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates 37.609, 141.002
UTC time 1957-10-31 02:36:58.540
Location Minami-Sōma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-10-31

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