Earthquake details

Friday, April 10, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 10, 1942 at 13:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Date (Japan - JP), about 225.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.171 and latitude 42.870.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 42.870, 138.171
UTC time 1942-04-10 13:35:28.410
Location Sapporo
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1942-04-10

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