Earthquake details

Friday, April 14, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 14, 1916 at 02:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamogawa (Japan - JP), about 58.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.379 and latitude 34.626.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 34.626, 140.379
UTC time 1916-04-14 02:10:31.550
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1916-04-14

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