Earthquake details

Friday, December 10, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 10, 1937 at 13:28 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 106.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.974 and latitude 35.506.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.506, 141.974
UTC time	1937-12-10 13:28:56.090

Location	Sakura
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1937-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hasaki	106.3 km
Asahi	122.1 km
Kamisu	125.9 km
Kashima-shi	130.5 km
Yōkaichiba	130.7 km
Sōsa	130.7 km
Sawara	139.7 km
Katori-shi	140.2 km
Sanmu	141.6 km
Namegata	144.7 km
Tōgane	145.7 km
Isumi	145.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Tokyo Japan · 2026-04-05 23:17 UTC	217.0 km
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M 4.4 Isumi Japan · 2026-02-19 08:24 UTC	165.8 km
M 4.1 Ōta Japan · 2026-02-15 02:52 UTC	236.5 km
M 4.3 Ōta Japan · 2026-02-09 12:27 UTC	239.6 km
M 4.2 Saitama Japan · 2026-02-06 15:58 UTC	215.2 km
M 4.5 Sakura Japan · 2026-02-05 00:19 UTC	141.6 km
M 4.1 Hasaki Japan · 2026-02-03 18:36 UTC	88.0 km

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