Earthquake details

Saturday, January 30, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 30, 1937 at 01:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 117.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.322 and latitude 33.544.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.544, 138.322
UTC time 1937-01-30 01:10:02.850
Location Hamamatsu
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1937-01-30

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