Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 23, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 23, 1996 at 04:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ōshū (Japan - JP), about 26.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.462 and latitude 39.215.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	73.2 km
Coordinates	39.215, 141.462
UTC time	1996-04-23 04:08:01.090

Location	Ichinoseki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ōshū	26.7 km
Ōfunato	27.2 km
Mizusawa	29.8 km
Kitakami	30.7 km
Hanamaki	35.2 km
Kamaishi	35.7 km
Kesennuma	36.3 km
Ichinoseki	43.7 km
Hizume	45.1 km
Morioka	60.3 km
Tome	62.3 km
Miyako	63.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	104.8 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	91.8 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	93.3 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	117.2 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	110.9 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	100.3 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	81.0 km
M 4.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-02-24 04:27 UTC	102.5 km

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