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

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