Earthquake details

Thursday, December 4, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 4, 1969 at 08:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 251.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.715 and latitude 40.726.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 29.1 km
Coordinates 40.726, 144.715
UTC time 1969-12-04 08:50:24.750
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-12-04

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