Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 5, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 5, 1966 at 08:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suzaka (Japan - JP), about 2.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.303 and latitude 36.629.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.629, 138.303
UTC time 1966-04-05 08:51:18.390
Location Nagano
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-05

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