Earthquake details

Thursday, June 6, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 6, 1968 at 21:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 121.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.665 and latitude 41.366.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 47.1 km
Coordinates 41.366, 142.665
UTC time 1968-06-06 21:17:17.440
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-06

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