Earthquake details

Saturday, May 25, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 25, 1968 at 14:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 146.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.352 and latitude 40.726.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 27.9 km
Coordinates 40.726, 143.352
UTC time 1968-05-25 14:19:02.030
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-05-25

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