Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 18, 1965 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 389.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 150.055 and latitude 44.698.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 44.698, 150.055
UTC time 1965-12-18 08:30:49.530
Location Nemuro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-12-18

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