Earthquake details

Friday, March 3, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 3, 1933 at 00:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 176.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.993 and latitude 39.764.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.764, 143.993
UTC time 1933-03-03 00:18:20.890
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-03-03

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