Earthquake details

Saturday, June 15, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 15, 1968 at 03:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 86.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.899 and latitude 39.411.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 20.3 km
Coordinates 39.411, 142.899
UTC time 1968-06-15 03:31:19.080
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-15

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