Earthquake details

Thursday, January 9, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 9, 1947 at 12:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 291.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.062 and latitude 44.044.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.044, 149.062
UTC time 1947-01-09 12:16:02.330
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1947-01-09

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