Earthquake details

Sunday, January 24, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 24, 1993 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wakkanai (Japan - JP), about 55.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.162 and latitude 45.768.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	306.4 km
Coordinates	45.768, 142.162
UTC time	1993-01-24 21:30:50.960

Location	Wakkanai
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wakkanai	55.1 km
Korsakov	107.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	139.2 km
Kholmsk	142.5 km
Asahikawa	222.9 km
Takikawa	247.4 km
Abashiri	255.8 km
Kitami	257.9 km
Bibai	273.0 km
Iwamizawa	287.6 km
Ishikari	288.7 km
Ebetsu	300.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-02-13 13:57 UTC	123.8 km
M 4.5 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-28 06:34 UTC	76.4 km
M 4.2 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-28 01:53 UTC	61.8 km
M 4.3 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-21 00:34 UTC	71.6 km
M 4.0 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-20 19:40 UTC	82.8 km
M 4.7 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-12 16:58 UTC	72.2 km
M 4.2 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-12 16:10 UTC	79.6 km
M 4.5 Wakkanai Japan · 2026-01-12 00:58 UTC	81.7 km

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