Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 27, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 27, 1927 at 14:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan - JP), about 222.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.144 and latitude 33.289.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 33.289, 141.144
UTC time 1927-07-27 14:51:37.470
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-07-27

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