Earthquake details

Saturday, October 8, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 8, 1927 at 12:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 286.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.559 and latitude 34.449.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.449, 143.559
UTC time 1927-10-08 12:26:17.000
Location Ichihara
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-10-08

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