Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 4, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, November 4, 1947 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Otaru (Japan - JP), about 91.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.738 and latitude 43.986.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.986, 140.738
UTC time 1947-11-04 00:09:14.050
Location Otaru
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1947-11-04

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