Earthquake details

Sunday, July 29, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, July 29, 1917 at 01:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mutsu (Japan - JP), about 146.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.969 and latitude 41.264.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.264, 142.969
UTC time 1917-07-29 01:57:10.360
Location Aomori
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1917-07-29

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