Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 8, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 8, 1916 at 04:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maki (Japan - JP), about 15.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.740 and latitude 37.833.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.833, 138.740
UTC time 1916-08-08 04:24:46.760
Location Tsubame
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1916-08-08

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