Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 16, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, June 16, 1964 at 07:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Murakami (Japan - JP), about 21.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.387 and latitude 38.406.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.406, 139.387
UTC time 1964-06-16 07:14:58.780
Location Murakami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1964-06-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.1
Shibata
Japan · 2026-07-13 17:59 UTC
69.0 km
M 4.8
Niigata
Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC
84.0 km
M 4.3
Nagaoka
Japan · 2025-09-15 19:00 UTC
94.9 km
M 4.1
Niigata
Japan · 2025-03-14 15:05 UTC
61.6 km
M 4.3
Tsuruoka
Japan · 2024-06-11 00:58 UTC
96.3 km
M 4.6
Niigata
Japan · 2023-04-01 09:41 UTC
55.9 km
M 4.2
Kitakata
Japan · 2022-10-17 19:50 UTC
82.3 km
M 4.3
Sado
Japan · 2022-01-23 00:57 UTC
88.5 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.