Earthquake details

Saturday, March 9, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 9, 1996 at 16:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 187.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.829 and latitude 43.722.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.722, 147.829
UTC time	1996-03-09 16:17:16.150

Location	Nemuro
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	187.3 km
Abashiri	287.5 km
Kushiro	291.7 km
Kitami	316.7 km
Otofuke	383.3 km
Obihiro	385.0 km
Asahikawa	439.4 km
Takikawa	477.4 km
Bibai	483.8 km
Iwamizawa	493.7 km
Chitose	510.5 km
Korsakov	511.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Nemuro Japan · 2026-05-01 17:19 UTC	207.0 km
M 4.4 Nemuro Japan · 2026-03-20 06:21 UTC	96.7 km
M 4.3 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-28 11:01 UTC	148.2 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-23 22:54 UTC	95.7 km
M 4.3 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-22 16:37 UTC	166.8 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-11 04:30 UTC	232.8 km
M 4.6 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-08 16:50 UTC	90.5 km
M 5.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-01-27 02:47 UTC	144.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account