Earthquake details

Friday, March 3, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 3, 1933 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 192.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.180 and latitude 39.571.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.571, 144.180
UTC time 1933-03-03 15:02:09.680
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1933-03-03

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