1939 Oga earthquake

The 1939 Oga earthquake (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), 6.8 ( 7.0), and an aftershock at 15:00 (JST),  6.7 ( 6.5). The earthquake left 27 people dead and 52 people injured, and 479 homes were destroyed.