Earthquake details

Thursday, May 7, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 7, 1964 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 83.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.125 and latitude 40.516.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 18.4 km
Coordinates 40.516, 139.125
UTC time 1964-05-07 20:12:50.130
Location Noshiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1964-05-07

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