Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 23, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 23, 1927 at 00:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 70.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.158 and latitude 28.619.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 28.619, 130.158
UTC time 1927-11-23 00:12:51.910
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-11-23

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