Earthquake details

Thursday, March 2, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 2, 1933 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 8.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 233.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.590 and latitude 39.209.

Magnitude 8.4
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.209, 144.590
UTC time 1933-03-02 17:31:00.000
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1933-03-02

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