Earthquake details

Saturday, March 8, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 8, 1969 at 10:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsugaru (Japan - JP), about 76.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.810 and latitude 41.320.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 170.0 km
Coordinates 41.320, 139.810
UTC time 1969-03-08 10:20:10.900
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-08

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