Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 17, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 17, 1931 at 12:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tama (Japan - JP), about 1.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.478 and latitude 35.656.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 35.656, 139.478
UTC time 1931-06-17 12:09:40.210
Location Aihara
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1931-06-17

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