Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 28, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 28, 1994 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 51.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.361 and latitude 40.293.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 43.6 km
Coordinates 40.293, 142.361
UTC time 1994-12-28 22:36:07.760
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-28

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
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M 4.3
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-11 02:27 UTC
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M 4.5
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-04-22 17:46 UTC
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M 4.5
Kuji
Japan · 2026-04-22 12:06 UTC
5.7 km
M 4.4
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Japan · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC
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M 4.4
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Japan · 2026-04-14 13:21 UTC
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