Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 1, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 1, 1989 at 19:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yasugichō (Japan - JP), about 20.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.230 and latitude 35.235.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	35.235, 133.230
UTC time	1989-11-01 19:57:12.950

Location	Yonago
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yasugichō	20.8 km
Yonago	24.0 km
Unnan	30.0 km
Matsue	32.1 km
Sakaiminato	33.7 km
Niimi	35.3 km
Izumo	44.6 km
Maniwa	46.8 km
Shōbara	47.1 km
Kurayoshi	57.7 km
Miyoshi	59.5 km
Takahashi	61.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	17.8 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	16.0 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	17.9 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	10.4 km

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