Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 11, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 11, 1931 at 05:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 196.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.077 and latitude 40.299.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 40.299, 144.077
UTC time 1931-03-11 05:00:12.330
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-03-11

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