Earthquake details

Monday, October 15, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 15, 1951 at 21:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yamashita (Japan - JP), about 101.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.404 and latitude 32.863.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.5 km
Coordinates	32.863, 134.404
UTC time	1951-10-15 21:02:01.800

Location	Takamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1951-10-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yamashita	101.9 km
Nankoku	105.5 km
Kochi	111.5 km
Anan	119.5 km
Komatsushimachō	127.7 km
Yoshinogawa	131.3 km
Tanabe	131.9 km
Shimoda	132.8 km
Tokushima	134.8 km
Awa	137.3 km
Nakamura	138.1 km
Yakami	142.3 km

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