Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 1, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 1, 1942 at 20:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hitachi (Japan - JP), about 87.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.562 and latitude 36.316.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 36.316, 141.562
UTC time 1942-09-01 20:27:17.360
Location Mito
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1942-09-01

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