Earthquake details

Monday, March 15, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 15, 1993 at 00:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 115.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.289 and latitude 39.610.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	27.5 km
Coordinates	39.610, 143.289
UTC time	1993-03-15 00:42:24.060

Location	Morioka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyako	115.7 km
Kamaishi	127.7 km
Kuji	144.9 km
Ōfunato	148.0 km
Kesennuma	167.3 km
Hachinohe	181.8 km
Hizume	182.2 km
Morioka	183.6 km
Takizawa	185.7 km
Hanamaki	188.3 km
Ōshū	189.8 km
Kitakami	190.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Morioka Japan · 2026-04-11 09:10 UTC	154.7 km
M 4.3 Miyako Japan · 2026-02-24 18:16 UTC	112.7 km
M 4.5 Miyako Japan · 2026-01-26 00:20 UTC	135.1 km
M 4.9 Morioka Japan · 2026-01-11 04:15 UTC	140.3 km
M 4.5 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:35 UTC	224.8 km
M 4.4 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:24 UTC	227.1 km
M 4.6 Hanawa Japan · 2026-01-09 09:56 UTC	216.7 km
M 4.3 Miyako Japan · 2025-12-31 14:50 UTC	131.5 km

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