Earthquake details

Monday, October 28, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 28, 1968 at 14:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 193.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.984 and latitude 33.510.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 50.0 km
Coordinates 33.510, 140.984
UTC time 1968-10-28 14:40:41.910
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-10-28

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