Earthquake details

Sunday, May 2, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 2, 1965 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 81.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.872 and latitude 28.865.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.865, 128.872
UTC time 1965-05-02 07:13:42.880
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-02

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