Earthquake details

Friday, August 27, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 27, 1965 at 18:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 306.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.060 and latitude 44.453.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 44.453, 149.060
UTC time 1965-08-27 18:22:03.630
Location Abashiri
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-08-27

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