Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 17, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 17, 1938 at 01:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 218.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.628 and latitude 44.611.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates 44.611, 147.628
UTC time 1938-08-17 01:45:30.590
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1938-08-17

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