Earthquake details

Saturday, January 27, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 27, 1940 at 14:49 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 89.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.027 and latitude 34.146.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.146, 139.027
UTC time 1940-01-27 14:49:49.150
Location Itō
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-01-27

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