Earthquake details

Sunday, February 9, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, February 9, 1947 at 18:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 83.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.759 and latitude 28.757.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	28.757, 128.759
UTC time	1947-02-09 18:51:21.760

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1947-02-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	83.1 km
Amami	83.4 km
Nago	250.3 km
Uruma	279.5 km
Yomitan	280.6 km
Gushikawa	281.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	283.6 km
Okinawa	285.6 km
Ginowan	294.6 km
Urasoe	296.0 km
Nishihara	296.2 km
Naha	302.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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M 5.3

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