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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Murakami	27.6 km
Shibata	49.1 km
Niigata	54.0 km
Kameda-honchō	58.0 km
Agano	61.0 km
Tsuruoka	63.6 km
Niitsu	65.7 km
Shirone	71.5 km
Gosen	72.7 km
Nagai	76.8 km
Maki	76.9 km
Sakata	80.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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