Earthquake details

Sunday, April 14, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, April 14, 1968 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 227.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.670 and latitude 33.477.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 19.0 km
Coordinates 33.477, 141.670
UTC time 1968-04-14 08:37:10.510
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-04-14

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