Earthquake details

Sunday, October 16, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Sunday, October 16, 1966 at 09:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 643.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.597 and latitude 29.681.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 29.681, 142.597
UTC time 1966-10-16 09:13:27.150
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-16

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