Earthquake details

Sunday, July 12, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, July 12, 1964 at 01:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Murakami (Japan - JP), about 43.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.308 and latitude 38.596.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.4 km
Coordinates	38.596, 139.308
UTC time	1964-07-12 01:45:27.700

Location	Tsuruoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1964-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Murakami	43.2 km
Tsuruoka	46.8 km
Sakata	59.4 km
Shibata	71.9 km
Niigata	78.5 km
Kameda-honchō	82.4 km
Nagai	83.9 km
Agano	84.9 km
Sagae	87.6 km
Shinjō	88.2 km
Niitsu	90.1 km
Nanyō	93.4 km

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