Earthquake details

Saturday, December 28, 1946 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 28, 1946 at 10:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 251.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.429 and latitude 44.258.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 44.258, 148.429
UTC time 1946-12-28 10:09:27.050
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1946-12-28

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