Earthquake details

Sunday, October 13, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 13, 1963 at 05:17 UTC with a magnitude of 8.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 356.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.483 and latitude 44.872.

Magnitude 8.5
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 44.872, 149.483
UTC time 1963-10-13 05:17:59.000
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1963-10-13

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