Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 1, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 1, 1929 at 16:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yamaga (Japan - JP), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.701 and latitude 33.072.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.072, 130.701
UTC time 1929-01-01 16:40:05.120
Location Omuta
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-01-01

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