Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 5, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 5, 1937 at 21:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nichinan (Japan - JP), about 114.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.396 and latitude 31.074.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 31.074, 132.396
UTC time 1937-01-05 21:38:01.340
Location Kagoshima
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1937-01-05

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