Earthquake details

Friday, December 30, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 30, 1927 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 240.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.094 and latitude 44.496.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 65.0 km
Coordinates 44.496, 148.094
UTC time 1927-12-30 23:24:51.900
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1927-12-30

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