Earthquake details

Thursday, May 31, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 31, 1945 at 18:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Minami-Sōma (Japan - JP), about 63.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.697 and latitude 37.684.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 38.3 km
Coordinates 37.684, 141.697
UTC time 1945-05-31 18:11:52.200
Location Sendai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1945-05-31

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