Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 17, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 17, 1915 at 18:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 126.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.797 and latitude 41.868.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 41.868, 143.797
UTC time 1915-03-17 18:44:33.340
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1915-03-17

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