Earthquake details

Friday, March 7, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 7, 1930 at 10:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 130.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.780 and latitude 28.685.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 28.685, 130.780
UTC time 1930-03-07 10:52:13.040
Location Amami
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-03-07

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