Earthquake details

Friday, May 31, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 31, 1918 at 08:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 302.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.145 and latitude 44.165.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	44.165, 149.145
UTC time	1918-05-31 08:46:23.240

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1918-05-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	302.0 km
Abashiri	390.1 km
Kushiro	406.8 km
Kitami	422.7 km
Otofuke	496.7 km
Obihiro	498.9 km
Asahikawa	544.8 km
Korsakov	568.3 km
Takikawa	584.8 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	587.9 km
Bibai	593.2 km
Iwamizawa	603.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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