Earthquake details

Saturday, April 5, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 5, 1941 at 16:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Masuda (Japan - JP), about 18.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.772 and latitude 34.515.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.515, 131.772
UTC time	1941-04-05 16:49:49.540

Location	Masuda
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-04-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Masuda	18.3 km
Hagi	35.0 km
Yamaguchi	46.4 km
Shūnan	48.6 km
Hamada	49.9 km
Tokuyama	51.9 km
Ōtake	53.6 km
Nagato	54.5 km
Hatsukaichi	54.7 km
Hōfu	55.1 km
Iwakuni	56.8 km
Kudamatsu	56.9 km

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