Earthquake details

Thursday, April 17, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 17, 1969 at 04:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 139.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.563 and latitude 39.652.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.652, 143.563
UTC time 1969-04-17 04:56:14.530
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-04-17

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