Earthquake details

Friday, June 3, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, June 3, 1938 at 00:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hitachi (Japan - JP), about 69.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.348 and latitude 36.325.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 36.325, 141.348
UTC time 1938-06-03 00:28:16.360
Location Iwaki
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1938-06-03

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