Earthquake details

Sunday, April 3, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, April 3, 1966 at 04:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kitaibaraki (Japan - JP), about 36.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.104 and latitude 36.629.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 45.8 km
Coordinates 36.629, 141.104
UTC time 1966-04-03 04:43:39.650
Location Hitachi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-03

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