1922 Shimabara earthquake
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| UTC time | ?? |
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| Local date | December 8, 1922 |
| Magnitude | M6.9 |
| Epicenter | 32°42′N 130°06′E / 32.7°N 130.1°E [1] |
The 1922 Shimabara earthquake (Template:Lang-ja) was an earthquake occurred in Kyushu, Japan on December 8,1922. The event was a so-called doublet earthquake, with the mainshock (M6.9) occurring first, followed by the largest aftershock (M6.5) 9 hours later.