Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 3, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 3, 1933 at 18:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uonuma (Japan - JP), about 6.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.888 and latitude 37.228.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.228, 138.888
UTC time 1933-10-03 18:38:52.900
Location Nagaoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-10-03

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