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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Murakami	21.0 km
Shibata	51.0 km
Tsuruoka	51.6 km
Niigata	61.7 km
Kameda-honchō	64.2 km
Agano	65.0 km
Nagai	65.9 km
Sakata	69.9 km
Niitsu	71.3 km
Nanyō	75.2 km
Gosen	77.3 km
Sagae	77.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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