Earthquake details

Saturday, September 1, 1923 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 1, 1923 at 02:58 UTC with a magnitude of 8.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ōiso (Japan - JP), about 5.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.344 and latitude 35.274.

Magnitude 8.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.274, 139.344
UTC time 1923-09-01 02:58:35.270
Location Fujisawa
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1923-09-01

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