Nankaido, Japan earthquake

Earthquakes

Date and time (GMT):

  • Dec 20, 1946 7:19PM UTC

Magnitude:

Magnitude Scale
  • 8.1

Epicenter:

Latitude Longitude
  • 32.5
  • 134.5

Nearest location:

Total fatalities:

  • 1,330
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