Earthquake details

Sunday, April 9, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, April 9, 1933 at 02:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 155.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.743 and latitude 39.491.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.491, 143.743
UTC time	1933-04-09 02:46:39.300

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1933-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyako	155.6 km
Kamaishi	163.1 km
Ōfunato	180.7 km
Kuji	185.7 km
Kesennuma	198.0 km
Hizume	221.3 km
Hachinohe	221.8 km
Morioka	223.6 km
Ōshū	225.1 km
Hanamaki	226.1 km
Takizawa	226.2 km
Kitakami	227.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	215.6 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	208.2 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	211.0 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	236.7 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	203.6 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	207.6 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	143.8 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	144.2 km

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