Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 4, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 4, 1952 at 01:22 UTC with a magnitude of 8.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 106.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.899 and latitude 42.084.

Magnitude 8.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 45.0 km
Coordinates 42.084, 143.899
UTC time 1952-03-04 01:22:49.230
Location Tomakomai
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1952-03-04

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