Great Earthquake

Magnitude 8.4

ID: official19330302173100_30

Location

1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

Mar 2, 1933

5:31 PM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

39.2090, 144.5900

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: automatic

About Great Earthquakes

Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across

Location Map

1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan

Coordinates: 39.2090°, 144.5900° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
March 2, 1933 at 5:31 PM
Last Updated
April 25, 2022 at 9:51 PM