Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 11, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 11, 1966 at 14:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 85.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.232 and latitude 33.643.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.643, 137.232
UTC time	1966-01-11 14:06:17.560

Location	Shima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	85.2 km
Ise	105.6 km
Tahara	114.1 km
Kosai	120.7 km
Matsusaka	122.3 km
Toyohashi	125.9 km
Hamamatsu	126.4 km
Iwata	130.7 km
Toyokawa	131.6 km
Gamagōri	132.5 km
Kōta	137.2 km
Nishio	137.2 km

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