Earthquake details

Saturday, March 4, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 4, 1933 at 06:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 145.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.636 and latitude 39.584.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.584, 143.636
UTC time	1933-03-04 06:44:34.220

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1933-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyako	145.6 km
Kamaishi	155.8 km
Kuji	173.1 km
Ōfunato	174.8 km
Kesennuma	193.1 km
Hachinohe	208.6 km
Hizume	211.9 km
Morioka	213.5 km
Takizawa	215.6 km
Hanamaki	217.6 km
Ōshū	218.1 km
Kitakami	219.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	215.0 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	206.9 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	209.7 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	236.2 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	203.7 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	206.8 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	141.3 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	143.0 km

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