Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 18, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 18, 1959 at 00:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 140.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.700 and latitude 27.118.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 27.118, 129.700
UTC time 1959-03-18 00:41:24.260
Location Nago
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1959-03-18

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