Earthquake details

Thursday, December 27, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 27, 1962 at 18:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 20.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.156 and latitude 39.728.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 39.728, 142.156
UTC time 1962-12-27 18:18:44.310
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1962-12-27

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