Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 27, 1970 at 22:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 118.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.162 and latitude 40.201.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 26.7 km
Coordinates 40.201, 143.162
UTC time 1970-05-27 22:35:49.790
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1970-05-27

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