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The main shock occurred at 02:31 AM local time on March 3, 1933 (17:31 UTC March 2, 1933), and measured 8.4 on the moment magnitude scale. [2] It was in approximately the same location as the 1896 Sanriku earthquake and it occurred far enough away from the town that shaking did little damage.
This is a list of earthquakes in 1933. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest.
1933 Sanriku earthquake: Earthquake and Tsunami 2 Mar 1933: Offshore Tōhoku region, Hawaii: Tsunami waves of 2.9 meters (9 ft 6 in) reached the Hawaiian coastline and caused minor damage. 2,925: 1927 Kita Tango earthquake: Earthquake 7 Mar 1927: Kyoto Prefecture: 2,306: 1945 Mikawa earthquake: Earthquake 13 Jan 1945: Aichi Prefecture
January 1-May 31 – Defense of the Great Wall February 21–March 1 – Battle of Rehe March 2 – 1933 Sanriku earthquake.Although the earthquake itself does little damage, the associated tsunami, recorded at a height of 28.7 metres (94 ft) at Ōfunato, Iwate, caused extensive damage, destroys many homes and causes numerous casualties.
The area has suffered from the effects of tsunami since ancient times, including the 869 Sanriku earthquake, and more recently during the 1896 Sanriku earthquake and the 1933 Sanriku earthquake. The 1896 earthquake resulted in the highest tsunami wave ever recorded in Japan at 38.2 metres (125.3 ft), until it was surpassed by a 40.4 metres (132 ...
March 3, 1933: 8.4 M w [42] 3,000+ 1933 Sanriku earthquake: 昭和三陸地震: Shōwa Sanriku Jishin: 290 km (180 mi) east of the city of Kamaishi, Iwate: Kamaishi Bay, Iwate after 1933 earthquake and tsunami: November 3, 1936: 7.2 M s: 0: 1936 Miyagi earthquake: 1936年宮城県沖地震: Sen-kyūhyaku-sanjūroku-nen Miyagi-ken-oki Jishin ...
M L This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date – February 8, 1990 15:15 local time Bohol Sea, Philippines; see 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake. 9.755 124.694 6 6.8 M w [90] [91] June 14, 1990: 15:41 local time Panay Island, Philippines see 1990 Panay earthquake: 11.34 122.10 8 7.1 M w – June 21, 1990: 00:30 local time
1933 earthquake may refer to: 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake (Canada, tsunami) 1933 Diexi earthquake (China) 1933 Long Beach earthquake (Los Angeles, California, US) (small tsunami) 1933 Sanriku earthquake (Japan) (great, tsunami) 1933 Kos earthquake (Greece) 1933 Sumatra earthquake (Indonesia)