Earthquake details

Saturday, October 5, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 5, 1929 at 19:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 147.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.343 and latitude 45.105.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 45.105, 145.343
UTC time 1929-10-05 19:00:41.130
Location Kitami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-10-05

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