Earthquake details

Thursday, August 23, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 23, 1934 at 22:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Iwaki (Japan - JP), about 230.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.316 and latitude 36.363.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.363, 143.316
UTC time 1934-08-23 22:34:07.990
Location Iwaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1934-08-23

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