Earthquake details

Monday, May 11, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 11, 1987 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ōfunato (Japan - JP), about 30.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.988 and latitude 38.902.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	52.7 km
Coordinates	38.902, 141.988
UTC time	1987-05-11 20:51:43.740

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ōfunato	30.1 km
Kesennuma	35.6 km
Kamaishi	43.0 km
Ichinoseki	74.1 km
Tome	75.3 km
Ōshū	75.6 km
Mizusawa	78.3 km
Ishinomaki	80.6 km
Miyako	83.0 km
Yamoto	85.5 km
Kitakami	86.4 km
Kurihara	87.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	69.1 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	56.6 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	59.3 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	88.3 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	67.4 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	61.7 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	26.0 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	35.7 km

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