Earthquake details

Thursday, October 27, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 27, 1966 at 23:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 81.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.080 and latitude 41.638.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 67.9 km
Coordinates 41.638, 142.080
UTC time 1966-10-27 23:46:49.010
Location Mutsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-27

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