Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 17, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 17, 1959 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 130.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.651 and latitude 27.204.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 27.204, 129.651
UTC time 1959-03-17 08:25:23.950
Location Nago
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-03-17

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