Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 11, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, December 11, 1957 at 18:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 518.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.067 and latitude 30.712.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 30.712, 142.067
UTC time 1957-12-11 18:11:10.290
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-12-11

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