Earthquake details

Saturday, December 20, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 20, 1930 at 14:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shōbara (Japan - JP), about 8.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.927 and latitude 34.842.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.842, 132.927
UTC time 1930-12-20 14:02:29.240
Location Miyoshi
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-12-20

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