Earthquake details

Saturday, December 13, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 13, 1969 at 21:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyakojima (Japan - JP), about 156.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.524 and latitude 23.915.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 16.0 km
Coordinates 23.915, 126.524
UTC time 1969-12-13 21:37:07.450
Location Miyakojima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-12-13

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