Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 5, 1927 at 16:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ishigaki (Japan - JP), about 96.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 124.993 and latitude 23.925.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 23.925, 124.993
UTC time 1927-10-05 16:36:22.730
Location Ishigaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-10-05

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