Earthquake details

Friday, November 24, 1916 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, November 24, 1916 at 04:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 78.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.849 and latitude 39.698.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.698, 142.849
UTC time 1916-11-24 04:03:09.990
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1916-11-24

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.8
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
72.3 km
M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
86.2 km
M 4.7
Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-17 00:07 UTC
30.5 km
M 6.6
Kesennuma
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
116.3 km
M 6.7
Ōfunato
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
101.4 km
M 5.2
Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-04 23:54 UTC
31.2 km
M 4.9
Miyako
Japan · 2026-04-28 07:24 UTC
62.2 km
M 5.0
Miyako
Japan · 2026-04-26 16:57 UTC
33.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.