Earthquake details

Thursday, October 28, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 28, 1948 at 20:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hitachi (Japan - JP), about 47.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.101 and latitude 36.374.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 36.374, 141.101
UTC time 1948-10-28 20:45:29.600
Location Hitachi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-10-28

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