Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 3, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 3, 1958 at 08:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 126.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.138 and latitude 40.643.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 40.643, 143.138
UTC time 1958-09-03 08:10:26.660
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1958-09-03

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