Earthquake details

Saturday, May 28, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 28, 1966 at 05:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nagano (Japan - JP), about 5.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.219 and latitude 36.612.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.5 km
Coordinates 36.612, 138.219
UTC time 1966-05-28 05:21:23.460
Location Nagano
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-28

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