Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1901 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 9, 1901 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 71.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.500 and latitude 40.500.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 40.500, 142.500
UTC time 1901-08-09 09:23:00.000
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1901-08-09

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-15 12:29 UTC
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M 4.4
Morioka
Japan · 2026-07-14 11:20 UTC
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Japan · 2026-07-14 08:07 UTC
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Morioka
Japan · 2026-07-14 07:44 UTC
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