1939 Oga earthquake
| 男鹿地震 | |
   | |
| UTC time | 1939-05-01 05:58:30 |
|---|---|
| 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "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 - 災害カレンダー
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
- ^ "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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