Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 31, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 31, 1968 at 01:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 187.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.961 and latitude 40.362.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.6 km
Coordinates 40.362, 143.961
UTC time 1968-07-31 01:37:24.570
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-07-31

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