Earthquake details

Thursday, May 14, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 14, 1931 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 182.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.812 and latitude 40.698.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 40.698, 143.812
UTC time 1931-05-14 23:22:44.170
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-05-14

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-07-16 16:00 UTC
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-15 12:29 UTC
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M 4.9
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-14 08:07 UTC
132.8 km
M 4.3
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Japan · 2026-07-08 14:33 UTC
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-08 07:35 UTC
173.1 km
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Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-06 17:09 UTC
133.8 km
M 4.6
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-06 11:29 UTC
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