Earthquake details

Friday, May 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 20, 1966 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nanjō (Japan - JP), about 93.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.394 and latitude 25.523.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 25.523, 128.394
UTC time 1966-05-20 02:53:45.310
Location Itoman
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-20

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