Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 19, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 19, 1968 at 01:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 101.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.104 and latitude 39.502.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates 39.502, 143.104
UTC time 1968-06-19 01:38:18.200
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-19

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