Earthquake details

Thursday, May 7, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 7, 1964 at 07:58 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 86.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.026 and latitude 40.349.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 26.8 km
Coordinates 40.349, 139.026
UTC time 1964-05-07 07:58:15.630
Location Noshiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1964-05-07

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