Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 30, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 30, 1941 at 09:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 258.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.543 and latitude 33.723.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.723, 142.543
UTC time 1941-04-30 09:45:40.150
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1941-04-30

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