Earthquake details

Thursday, March 3, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 3, 1921 at 03:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hokuto (Japan - JP), about 91.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.624 and latitude 41.495.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.495, 139.624
UTC time 1921-03-03 03:02:26.350
Location Hakodate
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1921-03-03

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