Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 23, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 23, 1963 at 09:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 193.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.489 and latitude 41.242.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates 41.242, 144.489
UTC time 1963-10-23 09:47:07.330
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-10-23

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