Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 9, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 9, 1966 at 11:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yomitan (Japan - JP), about 208.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.738 and latitude 26.930.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 26.930, 125.738
UTC time 1966-11-09 11:26:23.580
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-11-09

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