Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 29, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 29, 1962 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 88.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.366 and latitude 34.204.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.204, 139.366
UTC time 1962-08-29 22:36:55.240
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-08-29

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.4
Fujieda
Japan · 2026-05-08 03:36 UTC
146.1 km
M 4.0
Tokyo
Japan · 2026-04-05 23:17 UTC
148.5 km
M 4.1
Fujisawa
Japan · 2026-03-28 10:36 UTC
91.6 km
M 4.5
Itō
Japan · 2026-03-16 11:37 UTC
71.3 km
M 4.5
Itō
Japan · 2026-02-23 22:34 UTC
15.7 km
M 4.0
Tateyama
Japan · 2026-01-29 02:47 UTC
105.7 km
M 4.4
Tateyama
Japan · 2026-01-29 01:40 UTC
111.4 km
M 4.4
Tateyama
Japan · 2026-01-29 01:25 UTC
104.5 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.