Earthquake details

Saturday, March 14, 1914 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 14, 1914 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yokote (Japan - JP), about 13.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.698 and latitude 39.284.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.284, 140.698
UTC time 1914-03-14 20:00:06.550
Location Yokote
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1914-03-14

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