Great Earthquake
Magnitude 8.4
ID: official19330302173100_30
Location
1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- March 2, 1933 at 5:31 PM
- Last Updated
- April 25, 2022 at 9:51 PM
- Timeline
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