Earthquake details

Thursday, July 18, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 18, 1968 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 166.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.725 and latitude 40.323.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 24.1 km
Coordinates 40.323, 143.725
UTC time 1968-07-18 11:20:59.820
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-18

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