Earthquake details

Saturday, October 29, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 29, 1966 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 139.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.213 and latitude 41.727.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 28.9 km
Coordinates 41.727, 144.213
UTC time 1966-10-29 14:32:41.180
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-29

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