Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 3, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 3, 1927 at 11:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 226.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.587 and latitude 39.607.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.607, 144.587
UTC time 1927-08-03 11:44:28.980
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-08-03

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