Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.8

ID: iscgem902670

Location

125 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

Sep 11, 1938

7:41 PM Z

Depth

20.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

39.0020, 143.2750

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

125 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan

Coordinates: 39.0020°, 143.2750° Depth: 20.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
September 11, 1938 at 7:41 PM
Last Updated
April 25, 2022 at 8:58 PM