Earthquake details

Saturday, March 18, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 18, 1916 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 102.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.454 and latitude 42.056.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 42.056, 144.454
UTC time 1916-03-18 00:55:55.570
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1916-03-18

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