Earthquake details

Saturday, April 17, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 17, 1948 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 72.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.740 and latitude 33.157.

Magnitude 7.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.157, 135.740
UTC time 1948-04-17 16:11:32.070
Location Tanabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1948-04-17

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