Earthquake details

Thursday, June 9, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 9, 1927 at 03:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kesennuma (Japan - JP), about 54.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.007 and latitude 38.544.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 38.544, 142.007
UTC time 1927-06-09 03:23:50.960
Location Ishinomaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-06-09

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