Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 23, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 23, 1960 at 00:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 117.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.316 and latitude 39.635.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.635, 143.316
UTC time 1960-03-23 00:23:28.290
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1960-03-23

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