Earthquake details

Monday, April 19, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, April 19, 1965 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yaizu (Japan - JP), about 0.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.321 and latitude 34.866.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	36.0 km
Coordinates	34.866, 138.321
UTC time	1965-04-19 23:42:00.860

Location	Shizuoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1965-04-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yaizu	0.3 km
Fujieda	5.0 km
Shimada	13.7 km
Shizuoka	14.2 km
Sumiyoshi	14.5 km
Maruobara	21.5 km
Kikugawa	25.8 km
Kakegawa	29.9 km
Omaezaki	31.2 km
Fukuroi	39.1 km
Iwata	46.9 km
Fuji	47.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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