Earthquake details

Sunday, February 28, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, February 28, 1915 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ishigaki (Japan - JP), about 98.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 123.668 and latitude 23.582.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 23.582, 123.668
UTC time 1915-02-28 18:59:11.100
Location Ishigaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1915-02-28

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