Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 18, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 18, 1965 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.399 and latitude 29.042.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 29.042, 128.399
UTC time 1965-05-18 12:08:56.700
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-18

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