Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 16, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, June 16, 1964 at 04:01 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Murakami (Japan - JP), about 27.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.232 and latitude 38.384.

Magnitude 7.6
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.5 km
Coordinates 38.384, 139.232
UTC time 1964-06-16 04:01:41.860
Location Shibata
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1964-06-16

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