Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 30, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 30, 1964 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 369.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.227 and latitude 31.386.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 255.8 km
Coordinates 31.386, 139.227
UTC time 1964-12-30 15:27:27.140
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-12-30

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