Earthquake details

Sunday, August 25, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, August 25, 1968 at 09:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 132.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.393 and latitude 40.056.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 21.5 km
Coordinates 40.056, 143.393
UTC time 1968-08-25 09:13:48.390
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-25

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