Earthquake details

Friday, March 7, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 7, 1952 at 07:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kaga (Japan - JP), about 19.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.242 and latitude 36.458.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 36.458, 136.242
UTC time 1952-03-07 07:32:40.490
Location Komatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1952-03-07

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