Earthquake details

Monday, October 23, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 23, 1933 at 00:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 174.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.980 and latitude 39.716.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.716, 143.980
UTC time 1933-10-23 00:41:31.470
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-10-23

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