Earthquake details

Monday, May 1, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 1, 1939 at 16:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katagami (Japan - JP), about 22.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.771 and latitude 39.978.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.978, 139.771
UTC time	1939-05-01 16:05:51.800

Location	Katagami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1939-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katagami	22.3 km
Noshiro	33.7 km
Akita	41.5 km
Kita-Akita	58.5 km
Yurihonjō	70.0 km
Ōdate	74.5 km
Ōmagari	84.7 km
Daisen	85.8 km
Hanawa	89.5 km
Hirosaki	90.8 km
Hirakawa	96.0 km
Yokote	99.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:35 UTC	97.7 km
M 4.4 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:24 UTC	97.5 km
M 4.6 Hanawa Japan · 2026-01-09 09:56 UTC	100.6 km
M 4.6 Akita Japan · 2025-10-14 03:34 UTC	47.7 km
M 4.3 Akita Japan · 2025-07-21 22:00 UTC	50.9 km

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