Earthquake details

Thursday, December 7, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 7, 1944 at 04:35 UTC with a magnitude of 8.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 77.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.200 and latitude 33.730.

Magnitude 8.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.730, 136.200
UTC time 1944-12-07 04:35:45.790
Location Matsusaka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1944-12-07

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