Earthquake details

Friday, August 22, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 22, 1969 at 04:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 210.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.148 and latitude 43.100.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.1 km
Coordinates 43.100, 148.148
UTC time 1969-08-22 04:40:23.400
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-22

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