Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 16, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 16, 1947 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 46.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.701 and latitude 33.425.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.425, 135.701
UTC time	1947-07-16 19:20:40.650

Location	Tanabe
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1947-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tanabe	46.3 km
Kainan	92.6 km
Kinokawa	97.8 km
Iwade	98.5 km
Hashimoto	99.6 km
Minato	101.7 km
Wakayama	102.7 km
Gojō	103.0 km
Hannan	109.4 km
Sennan	110.3 km
Anan	111.7 km
Kawachi-Nagano	113.6 km

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