1939 Oga earthquake

男鹿地震
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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′N139°42′E / 39.9°N 139.7°E /39.9; 139.7[2]
Casualties	27 dead, 52 injured[3][4]

The1939 Oga earthquake (Japanese:男鹿地震) struckAkita Prefecture,Japan on May 1, 1939. This event was adoublet earthquake, in which themainshock occurred at 14:58 (JST),M_JMA 6.8 (M_w 7.0), and anaftershock at 15:00 (JST), M_JMA  6.7 (M_w 6.5).^[5][6][7] Theearthquake left 27 people dead and 52 people injured, and 479 homes were destroyed.

• "男鹿地震" (in Japanese). 秋田地方気象台. 2019-05-03.Archived from the original on 2019-05-03.

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