Earthquake details

Monday, December 2, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 2, 1935 at 16:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 143.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.028 and latitude 28.541.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	28.541, 128.028
UTC time	1935-12-02 16:42:47.720

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1935-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	143.8 km
Amami	144.6 km
Nago	214.4 km
Yomitan	239.8 km
Uruma	241.6 km
Gushikawa	243.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	246.3 km
Okinawa	246.5 km
Ginowan	255.0 km
Urasoe	255.7 km
Nishihara	256.2 km
Naha	261.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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M 5.3

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