Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 3, 1991 at 18:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yawatahama (Japan - JP), about 12.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.308 and latitude 33.491.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	62.5 km
Coordinates	33.491, 132.308
UTC time	1991-01-03 18:36:57.610

Location	Ōzu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yawatahama	12.2 km
Ōzu	22.5 km
Uwa	23.7 km
Uwajima	37.9 km
Iyo	46.6 km
Masaki	49.9 km
Yanai	55.8 km
Matsuyama	57.5 km
Hikari	61.4 km
Usuki	62.2 km
Tsurusaki	63.5 km
Tōon	63.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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