Earthquake details

Friday, February 27, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, February 27, 1959 at 20:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 102.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.536 and latitude 27.393.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 27.393, 128.536
UTC time 1959-02-27 20:56:39.660
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-02-27

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