- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 13, 1965 CE
- Location:
- 72 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan
- Magnitude:
- 6.13 Mw
- Depth:
- 35.4 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4.238
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.13
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.65
Other earthquake records of 1965 CE
- Chile, Central · M 7.3 · 400 deaths
- El Salvador, San Marcos · Ms 6 · 125 deaths
- Indonesia, Sanana Island · Ms 7.6 · 71 deaths
- Greece, Alonisos, Skopelos · Ms 6.3 · 38 deaths
- Greece, Southern · Ms 6.2 · 32 deaths
- Iran, Nw · Mw 5.3 · 20 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 72 km SSE of Hiroo, Japan (1965 CE) happen?
- June 13, 1965 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.