Earthquake details

Friday, October 8, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 8, 1915 at 15:36 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 139.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.045 and latitude 33.353.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 290.0 km
Coordinates 33.353, 138.045
UTC time 1915-10-08 15:36:10.770
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1915-10-08

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