Earthquake details

Friday, August 11, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 11, 1961 at 15:51 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 48.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.101 and latitude 43.056.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 43.9 km
Coordinates 43.056, 145.101
UTC time 1961-08-11 15:51:36.710
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1961-08-11

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