Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 13, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 13, 1996 at 02:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shinjō (Japan - JP), about 20.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.509 and latitude 38.844.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.844, 140.509
UTC time	1996-08-13 02:13:01.740

Location	Shinjō
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shinjō	20.4 km
Yuzawa	35.9 km
Kurihara	43.9 km
Higashine	46.1 km
Furukawa	49.2 km
Ōsaki	49.3 km
Yokote	52.8 km
Ichinoseki	54.7 km
Tendō	55.9 km
Sagae	56.4 km
Sakata	57.2 km
Tome	58.1 km

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