Earthquake details

Saturday, July 24, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 24, 1993 at 12:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sakata (Japan - JP), about 107.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.636 and latitude 39.087.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.7 km
Coordinates	39.087, 138.636
UTC time	1993-07-24 12:56:03.430

Location	Niigata
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sakata	107.1 km
Tsuruoka	110.5 km
Murakami	120.2 km
Sado	120.7 km
Yurihonjō	127.2 km
Niigata	134.3 km
Shibata	140.4 km
Kameda-honchō	141.4 km
Akita	145.4 km
Katagami	146.5 km
Agano	148.4 km
Shinjō	148.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Niigata Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC	148.4 km
M 4.3 Nagaoka Japan · 2025-09-15 19:00 UTC	158.6 km
M 4.2 Aizu-Wakamatsu Japan · 2025-06-10 18:14 UTC	194.3 km

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