Earthquake details

Saturday, February 24, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, February 24, 1968 at 15:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 80.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.186 and latitude 34.245.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.245, 139.186
UTC time 1968-02-24 15:34:21.530
Location Numazu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-02-24

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