Saturday, May 17, 1997 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Japan the Saturday, May 17, 1997 at 21:24 with a magnitude of 4.5. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is Yatsushiro (Japan - JP). The epicenter is located at longitude 130.65 and latitude 32.399. 12.84 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 4.5 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 33 |
| Nst ? | |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | Yatsushiro |
| Kumamoto Prefecture | |
| Japan (jp)) |
Earthquake Map 5/17/1997 9:24:58 PM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| Yatsushiro | 5.26 km |
| Uto | 23.75 km |
| Minamata | 34.01 km |
| Shimabara | 36.54 km |
| Kumamoto | 37.32 km |
| Hitoyoshi | 37.53 km |
| Tamana | 48.06 km |
| Kikuchi | 59.19 km |
| Yamaga | 59.49 km |
| Omuta | 60.13 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| Yatsushiro | 5.26 km |
| Kumamoto | 37.32 km |
| Omuta | 60.13 km |
| Nagasaki | 68.96 km |
| Saga | 88.31 km |
| Kurume | 91.49 km |
| Miyakonojo | 98.72 km |
| Kagoshima | 99.63 km |
| Miyazaki | 104.89 km |
| Nobeoka | 105.37 km |
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