Earthquake details

Saturday, July 18, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 18, 1992 at 11:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.501 and latitude 39.530.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.3 km
Coordinates	39.530, 143.501
UTC time	1992-07-18 11:10:12.700

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-07-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyako	134.5 km
Kamaishi	143.3 km
Ōfunato	161.9 km
Kuji	165.1 km
Kesennuma	180.1 km
Hizume	200.4 km
Hachinohe	201.9 km
Morioka	202.5 km
Takizawa	205.0 km
Ōshū	205.5 km
Hanamaki	205.6 km
Kitakami	206.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	202.3 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	194.1 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	196.9 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	223.5 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	191.3 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	194.2 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	128.4 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	130.2 km

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