1939 Oga earthquake
男鹿地震
1939 Oga earthquake is located in Japan
1939 Oga earthquake
1939 Oga earthquake is located in Akita Prefecture
1939 Oga earthquake
UTC time1939-05-01 05:58:30
ISC event901919
 901923
USGS-ANSSComCat
 ComCat
Local dateMay 1, 1939
Local time14:58 (JST)
MagnitudeMJMA 6.8[1]
Mw 7.0
Epicenter39°54′N 139°42′E / 39.9°N 139.7°E / 39.9; 139.7[2]
Casualties27 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.

References

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  6. "震度データベース検索 (14:58)". www.data.jma.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  7. "震度データベース検索 (15:00)". www.data.jma.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-15.


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