Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 19, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, September 19, 1928 at 08:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 830.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.901 and latitude 27.732.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 27.732, 141.901
UTC time 1928-09-19 08:15:41.120
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1928-09-19

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