Earthquake details

Monday, June 17, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, June 17, 1968 at 16:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 170.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.794 and latitude 40.224.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 19.6 km
Coordinates 40.224, 143.794
UTC time 1968-06-17 16:56:17.050
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-17

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