Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 15, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, July 15, 1941 at 14:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nagano (Japan - JP), about 10.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.242 and latitude 36.733.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.733, 138.242
UTC time	1941-07-15 14:45:27.230

Location	Nagano
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-07-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nagano	10.6 km
Nakano	11.3 km
Suzaka	11.4 km
Chikuma	26.7 km
Myoko	32.6 km
Ueda	36.9 km
Tōmi	43.3 km
Jōetsu	46.2 km
Itoigawa	48.3 km
Komoro	49.4 km
Hotaka	54.3 km
Azumino	58.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 5.1 Matsumoto Japan · 2026-01-15 05:48 UTC	73.3 km
M 4.7 Azumino Japan · 2026-01-15 05:40 UTC	72.5 km
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