Earthquake details

Sunday, December 27, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, December 27, 1936 at 02:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 71.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.272 and latitude 34.347.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.347, 139.272
UTC time 1936-12-27 02:12:22.560
Location Numazu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-12-27

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