Earthquake details

Thursday, February 20, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 20, 1964 at 09:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 378.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.977 and latitude 44.554.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.1 km
Coordinates 44.554, 149.977
UTC time 1964-02-20 09:53:48.900
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-02-20

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