Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 22, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 22, 1965 at 12:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyazaki (Japan - JP), about 31.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.744 and latitude 31.955.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.8 km
Coordinates 31.955, 131.744
UTC time 1965-09-22 12:49:47.310
Location Miyazaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-09-22

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