Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima, 102 km northeast of Nago, Okinawa, Japan, on Friday, 27 February 1959 at 20:56 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 50 km depth
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 27.393°N / 128.536°E
(Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima, Japan)Nearest volcano: Iwo-Tori-shima (62 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (64 mi) NNE of Nago (Okinawa) (pop: 59,600) --> See nearby quakes!
129 km (80 mi) NNE of Ishikawa (Uruma, Okinawa) (pop: 22,400) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (82 mi) NNE of Gushikawa (Okinawa) (pop: 65,300) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) NNE of Katsuren-haebaru (Uruma, Okinawa) (pop: 34,200) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) NNE of Okinawa (pop: 125,500) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (89 mi) NNE of Chatan (Nakagami District, Okinawa) (pop: 27,800) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) SW of Naze (pop: 41,400) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (92 mi) NNE of Ginowan (Okinawa) (pop: 91,800) --> See nearby quakes!
503 km (313 mi) SSW of Kagoshima (pop: 555,400) --> See nearby quakes!
1402 km (871 mi) SW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 50 km | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | USGS |
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