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

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