Earthquake details

Friday, August 9, 1901 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 9, 1901 at 18:33 UTC with a magnitude of 7.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 64.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.300 and latitude 40.600.

Magnitude 7.5
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 40.600, 142.300
UTC time 1901-08-09 18:33:00.000
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1901-08-09

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M 4.4
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