Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 31, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, July 31, 1928 at 19:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 183.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.081 and latitude 39.597.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.597, 144.081
UTC time 1928-07-31 19:28:26.920
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-07-31

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