Earthquake details

Saturday, August 8, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 8, 1964 at 14:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 364.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.554 and latitude 31.762.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates 31.762, 140.554
UTC time 1964-08-08 14:59:41.930
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-08-08

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