Earthquake details

Thursday, December 7, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 7, 1944 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 69.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.518 and latitude 34.431.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.431, 139.518
UTC time 1944-12-07 20:57:51.700
Location Yokosuka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1944-12-07

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