Earthquake details

Thursday, March 2, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 2, 1933 at 19:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 146.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.650 and latitude 39.711.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.711, 143.650
UTC time 1933-03-02 19:41:41.980
Location Kesennuma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-03-02

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