Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 12, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, November 12, 1968 at 08:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 195.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.062 and latitude 41.234.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 31.5 km
Coordinates 41.234, 144.062
UTC time 1968-11-12 08:57:30.580
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-11-12

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