Earthquake details

Friday, October 16, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 16, 1964 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 342.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.626 and latitude 44.266.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 27.5 km
Coordinates 44.266, 149.626
UTC time 1964-10-16 07:21:44.360
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-10-16

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