Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 21, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 21, 1934 at 00:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 192.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.161 and latitude 39.441.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 39.441, 144.161
UTC time 1934-03-21 00:54:04.280
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-03-21

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