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Wednesday, August 28, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 28, 1991 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yasugichō (Japan - JP), about 9.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.208 and latitude 35.338.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.7 km
Coordinates	35.338, 133.208
UTC time	1991-08-28 01:29:02.050

Location	Matsue
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yasugichō	9.8 km
Yonago	15.6 km
Matsue	21.6 km
Sakaiminato	22.3 km
Unnan	29.9 km
Izumo	40.2 km
Niimi	46.0 km
Maniwa	53.2 km
Kurayoshi	56.2 km
Shōbara	57.1 km
Ōdachō-ōda	65.7 km
Miyoshi	68.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	12.5 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	5.6 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	9.3 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	4.6 km

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