Earthquake details

Friday, December 20, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 20, 1946 at 19:19 UTC with a magnitude of 8.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 84.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.905 and latitude 33.123.

Magnitude	8.3
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.123, 135.905
UTC time	1946-12-20 19:19:10.650

Location	Tanabe
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1946-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tanabe	84.4 km
Kainan	131.2 km
Hashimoto	135.5 km
Kinokawa	135.6 km
Iwade	136.8 km
Gojō	137.9 km
Minato	140.3 km
Wakayama	141.3 km
Anan	146.2 km
Hannan	147.7 km
Kashiwara	148.3 km
Sennan	148.6 km

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