Earthquake details

Saturday, April 18, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 18, 1964 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 116.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.138 and latitude 29.256.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 30.5 km
Coordinates 29.256, 130.138
UTC time 1964-04-18 07:58:25.550
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-04-18

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