Earthquake details

Sunday, May 27, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 27, 1928 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 79.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.822 and latitude 39.875.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 39.875, 142.822
UTC time 1928-05-27 09:50:28.770
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1928-05-27

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