Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 26, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 26, 1968 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 101.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.849 and latitude 42.042.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 48.2 km
Coordinates 42.042, 142.849
UTC time 1968-06-26 10:23:51.630
Location Sapporo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-26

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