Earthquake details

Friday, March 1, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 1, 1963 at 10:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 148.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.139 and latitude 41.023.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 41.023, 143.139
UTC time 1963-03-01 10:45:55.560
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-03-01

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Japan · 2026-07-08 07:35 UTC
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