Earthquake details

Thursday, May 3, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, May 3, 1934 at 01:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tateyama (Japan region - JA), about 869.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.609 and latitude 27.851.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 27.851, 143.609
UTC time 1934-05-03 01:31:07.930
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1934-05-03

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