1939 Oga earthquake
男鹿地震 | |
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UTC time | 1939-05-01 05:58:30 |
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ISC event | 901919 |
901923 | |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
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Local date | May 1, 1939 |
Local time | 14:58 (JST) |
Magnitude | Mj 6.8[1] Mw 7.0 |
Epicenter | 39°54′N 139°42′E / 39.9°N 139.7°ECoordinates: 39°54′N 139°42′E / 39.9°N 139.7°E[2] |
Casualties | 27 dead, 52 injured[3][4] |
The 1939 Oga earthquake (Japanese: 男鹿地震) struck Akita Prefecture, Japan on May 1, 1939. This event was a doublet earthquake, in which the mainshock occurred at 14:58 (JST), Mj 6.8 (Mw 7.0), with an aftershock at 15:00 (JST), Mj 6.7 (Mw 6.5).[5][6][7] The earthquake left 27 people dead and 52 people injured, and 479 homes were destroyed.
References[]
- ^ "教えて!なまず先生!~秋田県に被害を及ぼした歴史地震~(25.4.12)|国立大学法人 秋田大学". 2021-06-02.
- ^ "男鹿地震 (秋田地方気象台)". 2019-05-03. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03.
- ^ 男鹿地震 - デジタル大辞泉プラス
- ^ 男鹿地震 - ��害カレンダー
- ^ 今村明恒、男鹿地震考 地震 第1輯 1939年 11巻 8号 p.372-384, doi:10.14834/zisin1929.11.372
- ^ "震度データベース検索 (14:58)". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "震度データベース検索 (15:00)". www.data.jma.go.jp. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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- Earthquakes of the Showa period
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