Earthquake details

Saturday, April 1, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 1, 1995 at 03:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kameda-honchō (Japan - JP), about 8.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.186 and latitude 37.925.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.8 km
Coordinates	37.925, 139.186
UTC time	1995-04-01 03:49:33.550

Location	Niigata
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kameda-honchō	8.9 km
Agano	10.4 km
Niigata	12.7 km
Shibata	13.2 km
Niitsu	15.0 km
Gosen	21.4 km
Shirone	23.0 km
Maki	33.0 km
Tsubame	37.0 km
Sanjō	40.1 km
Murakami	43.1 km
Mitsuke	48.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Niigata Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC	32.4 km
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M 4.2 Aizu-Wakamatsu Japan · 2025-06-10 18:14 UTC	58.6 km

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