Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 7, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 7, 1948 at 02:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 92.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.106 and latitude 33.177.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.177, 136.106
UTC time 1948-07-07 02:19:14.690
Location Tanabe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-07-07

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