Earthquake details

Saturday, June 1, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 1, 1968 at 10:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 53.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.397 and latitude 40.252.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 40.252, 142.397
UTC time 1968-06-01 10:31:50.290
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-01

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