Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 24, 1927 at 15:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Isumi (Japan - JP), about 210.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.325 and latitude 34.186.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 34.186, 142.325
UTC time 1927-08-24 15:18:39.030
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-08-24

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