1948 Fukui earthquake

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Japan, 〒919-0525 Fukui-ken, Sakai-shi, Sakaichō Tokubunden 県道29号線

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N36° 9' 36" E136° 13' 12"   (36.16, 136.22) Start navigation »

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The 1948 Fukui earthquake (福井地震, Fukui jishin) occurred in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The magnitude 6.8 quake struck at 5:13:31 p.m.(JDT) on June 28. The strongest shaking occurred in the city of Fukui, where it was recorded as 6 (equivalent to the current 7) on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. The shock occurred near the town of Maruoka.

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