Earthquake details

Thursday, October 3, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 3, 1963 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saito (Japan - JP), about 31.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.731 and latitude 32.052.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 32.052, 131.731
UTC time 1963-10-03 23:24:36.810
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-10-03

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