Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.7

ID: iscgem902498

Location

69 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan

Country: Japan flag Japan

Date & Time

May 23, 1938

7:18 AM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

36.5340, 141.4590

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Major Earthquakes

May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas

Location Map

69 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan

Coordinates: 36.5340°, 141.4590° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
May 23, 1938 at 7:18 AM
Last Updated
April 25, 2022 at 8:54 PM