M6.2 earthquake 145 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 145 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan on Wed, Sep 9, 1931, 4:08 AM JST (19:08 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1931-09-08 19:08:54 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.273° N, 142.310° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem906998. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.