Earthquake details

Thursday, May 31, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 31, 1917 at 06:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 378.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.561 and latitude 33.050.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.050, 143.561
UTC time 1917-05-31 06:05:55.890
Location Asahi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-05-31

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