Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 29, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Tuesday, October 29, 1968 at 04:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 451.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.780 and latitude 31.259.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 31.259, 141.780
UTC time 1968-10-29 04:06:05.510
Location Izu Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-10-29

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