Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 2, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 2, 1906 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 88.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.680 and latitude 25.361.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 25.361, 124.680
UTC time 1906-05-02 01:13:38.210
Location Miyakojima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1906-05-02

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