Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 11, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 11, 1996 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 24.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.943 and latitude 35.537.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	55.0 km
Coordinates	35.537, 140.943
UTC time	1996-09-11 02:37:14.990

Location	Hasaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1996-09-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hasaki	24.0 km
Asahi	33.2 km
Yōkaichiba	39.9 km
Sōsa	40.5 km
Kamisu	47.2 km
Sanmu	48.6 km
Tōgane	52.2 km
Ōamishirasato	53.6 km
Kashima-shi	54.8 km
Sawara	55.6 km
Ryōgoku	55.9 km
Katori-shi	56.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.4 Kamisu Japan · 2026-03-14 05:59 UTC	92.7 km
M 4.4 Kamisu Japan · 2026-02-26 11:55 UTC	37.8 km
M 4.4 Isumi Japan · 2026-02-19 08:24 UTC	83.1 km
M 4.5 Sakura Japan · 2026-02-05 00:19 UTC	48.2 km
M 4.1 Hasaki Japan · 2026-02-03 18:36 UTC	29.1 km

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