Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 16, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 16, 1945 at 13:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nishio (Japan - JP), about 14.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.036 and latitude 34.733.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.733, 137.036
UTC time	1945-01-16 13:36:42.880

Location	Nishio
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1945-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nishio	14.9 km
Taketoyo	17.0 km
Hekinan	17.4 km
Handa	19.2 km
Kōta	20.0 km
Takahama	21.0 km
Gamagōri	21.2 km
Tahara	22.4 km
Tokoname	23.9 km
Anjo	25.4 km
Ogawa	26.8 km
Okazaki	26.9 km

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