Earthquake details

Saturday, August 23, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 23, 1969 at 06:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 210.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.390 and latitude 39.755.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 13.9 km
Coordinates 39.755, 144.390
UTC time 1969-08-23 06:39:23.170
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-23

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