Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 22, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 22, 1968 at 10:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 149.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.988 and latitude 41.502.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 41.502, 142.988
UTC time 1968-05-22 10:51:56.180
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-05-22

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