M6.0 earthquake 56 km W of Naze, Japan
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 56 km W of Naze, Japan on Thu, Feb 13, 1947, 5:07 AM JST (20:07 UTC), 35 km (22 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
- 6.0 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1947-02-12 20:07:15 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.401° N, 128.905° 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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 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 iscgem897759. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:13 PM UTC.