Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 26, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 26, 1950 at 07:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan - JP), about 37.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.772 and latitude 33.780.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	48.6 km
Coordinates	33.780, 135.772
UTC time	1950-04-26 07:04:57.960

Location	Tanabe
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1950-04-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tanabe	37.9 km
Hashimoto	61.4 km
Gojō	63.8 km
Kinokawa	63.9 km
Kainan	66.1 km
Iwade	67.1 km
Kashiwara	74.6 km
Minato	75.1 km
Wakayama	75.3 km
Kawachi-Nagano	75.6 km
Hannan	78.2 km
Sennan	78.5 km

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