Earthquake details

Saturday, December 19, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 19, 1942 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 397.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.419 and latitude 31.659.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 31.659, 141.419
UTC time 1942-12-19 23:10:40.290
Location Tateyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1942-12-19

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