Earthquake details

Friday, March 9, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 9, 1928 at 00:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 127.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.032 and latitude 35.132.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.132, 142.032
UTC time 1928-03-09 00:28:34.450
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-03-09

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