Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.0
ID: iscgem897321
Location
139 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
Country:
Japan
Date & Time
May 12, 1948
12:56 AM Z
Depth
20.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
37.9210, 142.7660
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Major Earthquakes
May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas
Location Map
139 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
Coordinates: 37.9210°, 142.7660° • Depth: 20.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- May 12, 1948 at 12:56 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 6:41 PM
- Timeline
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