Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, July 5, 1962 at 17:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 461.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.004 and latitude 31.247.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 31.247, 142.004
UTC time 1962-07-05 17:40:57.040
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-07-05

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