Earthquake details

Thursday, August 21, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 21, 1969 at 13:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 208.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.115 and latitude 43.678.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 27.8 km
Coordinates 43.678, 148.115
UTC time 1969-08-21 13:24:01.760
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-21

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