Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 12, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 12, 1968 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 89.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.965 and latitude 39.493.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 32.0 km
Coordinates 39.493, 142.965
UTC time 1968-06-12 13:41:52.040
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1968-06-12

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