Earthquake details

Thursday, January 4, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 4, 1962 at 04:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 13.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.317 and latitude 33.623.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	50.0 km
Coordinates	33.623, 135.317
UTC time	1962-01-04 04:35:44.950

Location	Tanabe
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1962-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tanabe	13.1 km
Kainan	59.6 km
Minato	67.7 km
Wakayama	69.3 km
Iwade	69.8 km
Anan	69.8 km
Kinokawa	72.5 km
Hannan	79.3 km
Komatsushimachō	79.8 km
Sennan	80.9 km
Hashimoto	82.0 km
Tokushima	85.2 km

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