Earthquake details

Saturday, October 18, 1924 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 18, 1924 at 19:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 147.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.085 and latitude 29.596.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 29.596, 130.085
UTC time 1924-10-18 19:35:57.880
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1924-10-18

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