Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 1, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 1, 1928 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 57.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.389 and latitude 42.826.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 42.826, 145.389
UTC time 1928-08-01 02:53:44.370
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-08-01

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