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Saturday, September 11, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 11, 1943 at 01:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kurayoshi (Japan - JP), about 6.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.845 and latitude 35.385.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.385, 133.845
UTC time	1943-09-11 01:16:35.480

Location	Kurayoshi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1943-09-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kurayoshi	6.0 km
Maniwa	33.0 km
Tottori-shi	37.5 km
Tsuyama	39.6 km
Yonago	46.7 km
Yasugichō	54.8 km
Niimi	56.4 km
Sakaiminato	58.2 km
Akaiwa	66.0 km
Takahashi	70.1 km
Matsue	72.9 km
Bizen	75.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	70.5 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	54.5 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	66.6 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	53.8 km

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