Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 16, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, June 16, 1964 at 04:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsuruoka (Japan - JP), about 55.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.184 and latitude 38.725.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.725, 139.184
UTC time	1964-06-16 04:17:40.100

Location	Niigata
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tsuruoka	55.4 km
Murakami	60.6 km
Sakata	62.0 km
Shibata	87.3 km
Niigata	90.2 km
Kameda-honchō	95.2 km
Shinjō	97.0 km
Agano	99.0 km
Nagai	101.5 km
Sagae	102.6 km
Niitsu	103.1 km
Yurihonjō	105.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Niigata Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC	110.0 km
M 4.3 Nagaoka Japan · 2025-09-15 19:00 UTC	121.1 km
M 4.2 Aizu-Wakamatsu Japan · 2025-06-10 18:14 UTC	139.7 km

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