Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 25, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 25, 1928 at 04:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hikari (Japan - JP), about 30.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.905 and latitude 33.682.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	55.0 km
Coordinates	33.682, 131.905
UTC time	1928-09-25 04:58:41.630

Location	Shūnan
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1928-09-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hikari	30.7 km
Kudamatsu	36.6 km
Yanai	37.2 km
Tokuyama	41.8 km
Shūnan	45.0 km
Hōfu	51.5 km
Tsurusaki	52.5 km
Yawatahama	55.0 km
Yokkaichi	55.9 km
Ōita	57.4 km
Beppu	58.6 km
Iwakuni	60.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Hikari Japan · 2026-03-15 20:25 UTC	29.0 km
M 4.5 Uwajima Japan · 2025-06-03 11:17 UTC	53.5 km

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