Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 11, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 11, 1966 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 82.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.244 and latitude 33.679.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	18.5 km
Coordinates	33.679, 137.244
UTC time	1966-01-11 14:16:31.890

Location	Shima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-01-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	82.1 km
Ise	102.6 km
Tahara	110.1 km
Kosai	116.6 km
Matsusaka	119.5 km
Toyohashi	121.8 km
Hamamatsu	122.3 km
Iwata	126.6 km
Toyokawa	127.5 km
Gamagōri	128.5 km
Kōta	133.3 km
Nishio	133.4 km

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