Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 31, 1969 at 19:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 28.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.264 and latitude 28.529.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 28.529, 129.264
UTC time 1969-12-31 19:01:59.970
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1969-12-31

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