Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, July 20, 1993 at 07:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asahikawa (Japan - JP), about 66.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.041 and latitude 44.321.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.8 km
Coordinates	44.321, 142.041
UTC time	1993-07-20 07:08:02.790

Location	Asahikawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Asahikawa	66.5 km
Takikawa	86.2 km
Bibai	111.9 km
Wakkanai	124.6 km
Iwamizawa	126.8 km
Ishikari	132.4 km
Ebetsu	140.7 km
Sapporo	150.3 km
Otaru	151.1 km
Kitahiroshima	154.5 km
Kitami	158.8 km
Eniwa	163.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Asahikawa Japan · 2026-01-16 15:39 UTC	33.0 km
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M 4.1 Asahikawa Japan · 2025-10-04 02:23 UTC	38.9 km

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