Earthquake details

Thursday, June 23, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 23, 1966 at 05:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Otaru (Japan - JP), about 88.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.190 and latitude 43.726.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 225.0 km
Coordinates 43.726, 140.190
UTC time 1966-06-23 05:01:43.860
Location Otaru
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-06-23

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