Earthquake details

Monday, July 11, 1949 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 11, 1949 at 16:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yanai (Japan - JP), about 22.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.357 and latitude 33.945.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	44.8 km
Coordinates	33.945, 132.357
UTC time	1949-07-11 16:10:50.500

Location	Yanai
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1949-07-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yanai	22.3 km
Iwakuni	27.4 km
Ōtake	31.8 km
Masaki	37.1 km
Kure	37.4 km
Hikari	37.6 km
Iyo	38.4 km
Matsuyama	39.6 km
Hatsukaichi	45.1 km
Kudamatsu	45.9 km
Kaitaichi	49.7 km
Tokuyama	51.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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