Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 16, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, June 16, 1964 at 06:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsuruoka (Japan - JP), about 52.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.218 and latitude 38.693.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.693, 139.218
UTC time	1964-06-16 06:53:06.320

Location	Niigata
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1964-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tsuruoka	52.5 km
Murakami	56.2 km
Sakata	60.6 km
Shibata	83.3 km
Niigata	87.1 km
Kameda-honchō	91.9 km
Shinjō	94.3 km
Agano	95.4 km
Nagai	96.9 km
Sagae	98.5 km
Niitsu	99.7 km
Shirone	104.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Niigata Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC	107.3 km
M 4.3 Nagaoka Japan · 2025-09-15 19:00 UTC	118.5 km
M 4.2 Aizu-Wakamatsu Japan · 2025-06-10 18:14 UTC	135.5 km

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