Earthquake details

Monday, January 16, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, January 16, 1995 at 21:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Awaji (Japan - JP), about 12.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 134.829 and latitude 34.547.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.547, 134.829
UTC time	1995-01-16 21:28:58.830

Location	Akashi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Awaji	12.1 km
Higashinozoe	19.6 km
Akashi	20.3 km
Sumoto	23.3 km
Inami	23.7 km
Takasago	24.3 km
Kakogawa	24.8 km
Minamiawaji	30.8 km
Miki	31.5 km
Himeji	32.3 km
Ono	35.1 km
Kobe	36.2 km

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