Earthquake details

Friday, January 12, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, January 12, 1945 at 18:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tahara (Japan - JP), about 18.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.109 and latitude 34.569.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.569, 137.109
UTC time	1945-01-12 18:38:28.000

Location	Tahara
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1945-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tahara	18.2 km
Gamagōri	31.5 km
Toyohashi	33.4 km
Nishio	33.6 km
Kōta	34.5 km
Taketoyo	35.9 km
Shima	36.4 km
Hekinan	36.8 km
Toyokawa	38.3 km
Handa	38.5 km
Ise	38.7 km
Takahama	40.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	44.3 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	78.7 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	24.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account