Earthquake details

Monday, July 12, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 12, 1993 at 14:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Otaru (Japan - JP), about 138.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.308 and latitude 43.093.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.093, 139.308
UTC time	1993-07-12 14:01:48.000

Location	Sapporo
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Otaru	138.0 km
Date	145.2 km
Muroran	162.3 km
Sapporo	166.1 km
Ishikari	166.9 km
Noboribetsu	168.7 km
Hokuto	179.1 km
Kamiiso	179.2 km
Ebetsu	182.3 km
Kitahiroshima	184.3 km
Eniwa	186.0 km
Hakodate	187.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tomakomai Japan · 2026-01-11 11:11 UTC	204.9 km
M 4.4 Tomakomai Japan · 2025-11-01 16:46 UTC	189.1 km
M 4.3 Sapporo Japan · 2025-10-12 06:13 UTC	162.7 km
M 4.3 Tomakomai Japan · 2025-10-05 06:30 UTC	216.2 km
M 4.5 Tomakomai Japan · 2025-05-12 21:33 UTC	225.2 km

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