Earthquake — Japan: Fukui

When

28 Jun 1948

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.3

Where

Japan

Coordinates

36.50° N, 136.00° E

Deaths

5131

Injuries

11000

Damage musd

1000

Houses destroyed

63000

Depth km

20

June 1948 earthquake in Japan

The 1948 Fukui earthquake occurred in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 4:13:31 p.m.(JDT) on June 28, 1948. The quake's hypocenter was approximately 10 km north-northeast of Fukui, in the present-day neighborhood of Maruoka, Sakai City. The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui, where it was recorded as 6 on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale.

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