Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 25, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 25, 1953 at 17:48 UTC with a magnitude of 7.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 176.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.625 and latitude 34.006.

Magnitude 7.9
Alert Extreme
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 34.006, 141.625
UTC time 1953-11-25 17:48:55.090
Location Mobara
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1953-11-25

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