Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 9, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, July 9, 1968 at 08:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 90.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.968 and latitude 39.464.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates 39.464, 142.968
UTC time 1968-07-09 08:06:09.010
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-09

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