男鹿地震 | |
UTC time | 1939-05-01 05:58:30 |
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ISC event | 901919 |
901923 | |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
ComCat | |
Local date | May 1, 1939 |
Local time | 14:58 ( JST) |
Magnitude |
MJMA 6.8
[1] Mw 7.0 |
Epicenter | 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), MJMA 6.8 ( Mw 7.0), and an aftershock at 15:00 ( JST), MJMA 6.7 ( Mw 6.5). [5] [6] [7] The earthquake left 27 people dead and 52 people injured, and 479 homes were destroyed.