Earthquake details

Saturday, May 14, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 14, 1966 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 92.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.992 and latitude 34.061.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.0 km
Coordinates	34.061, 138.992
UTC time	1966-05-14 17:03:55.880

Location	Omaezaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	92.9 km
Itō	101.2 km
Izu	101.5 km
Sumiyoshi	102.6 km
Kikugawa	107.4 km
Maruobara	108.5 km
Izunokuni	108.9 km
Yaizu	109.1 km
Fujieda	111.7 km
Shimada	112.2 km
Atami	114.5 km
Kamizawa	115.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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