Earthquake — Japan: Shikoku

Quand

18 nov. 1941

Type

Séisme

Magnitude

7.4

Position

Japan

Coordonnées

32.00° N, 132.10° E

Deaths

2

Houses destroyed

27

Depth km

10

Earthquake in Japan

The 1941 Hyūga-nada earthquake occurred off the coast of Kyushu, Japan at 19:02 local time on November 19. The earthquake measured 8.0 Mw and had a depth of 35 km (22 mi). A JMA seismic intensity of 5 was observed in Miyazaki City and Nobeoka City in Miyazaki Prefecture, and Hitoyoshi City in Kumamoto Prefecture. Due to the earthquake, a tsunami with a maximum wave height of 1.2 m was observed in Kyushu and Shikoku.

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