Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 24, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 24, 1991 at 09:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 268.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.766 and latitude 32.229.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	245.0 km
Coordinates	32.229, 138.766
UTC time	1991-07-24 09:36:37.340

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	268.6 km
Kikugawa	281.9 km
Sumiyoshi	284.7 km
Maruobara	285.4 km
Iwata	287.9 km
Kakegawa	290.9 km
Hamamatsu	291.3 km
Fukuroi	291.5 km
Shimada	293.1 km
Shima	295.3 km
Yaizu	296.8 km
Fujieda	297.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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