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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyako	146.6 km
Kamaishi	160.5 km
Kuji	169.1 km
Ōfunato	180.9 km
Kesennuma	200.0 km
Hachinohe	203.0 km
Hizume	213.7 km
Morioka	214.1 km
Takizawa	215.5 km
Hanamaki	220.5 km
Misawa	220.7 km
Ōshū	222.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	225.4 km
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M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	219.6 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	246.6 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	214.6 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	217.2 km
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M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	153.2 km

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