Earthquake details

Monday, May 31, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 31, 1965 at 08:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Misato, Saitama (Japan - JP), about 3.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.906 and latitude 35.819.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 111.8 km
Coordinates 35.819, 139.906
UTC time 1965-05-31 08:38:07.690
Location Kawaguchi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-31

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