Earthquake details

Thursday, March 4, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 4, 1943 at 10:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tottori-shi (Japan - JP), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.134 and latitude 35.469.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.469, 134.134
UTC time	1943-03-04 10:13:47.060

Location	Tottori-shi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1943-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tottori-shi	9.6 km
Kurayoshi	29.0 km
Tsuyama	48.0 km
Maniwa	55.2 km
Toyooka	62.7 km
Shisō	66.9 km
Wadayama	68.6 km
Yonago	72.7 km
Akaiwa	74.1 km
Bizen	76.5 km
Tatsunochō-tominaga	77.3 km
Tatsuno	80.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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