Major Earthquake

Magnitude 8.0

ID: iscgem878564

Location

113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

Mar 20, 1960

5:07 PM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

39.8690, 143.2280

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Major Earthquakes

May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas

Location Map

113 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

Coordinates: 39.8690°, 143.2280° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
March 20, 1960 at 5:07 PM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 4:27 PM