Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 10, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 10, 1968 at 20:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 137.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.387 and latitude 40.270.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 19.2 km
Coordinates 40.270, 143.387
UTC time 1968-07-10 20:40:31.350
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-10

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