Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 3, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 3, 1997 at 20:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yasugichō (Japan - JP), about 22.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.218 and latitude 35.225.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.225, 133.218
UTC time	1997-09-03 20:15:42.830

Location	Yasugichō
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-09-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yasugichō	22.0 km
Yonago	25.4 km
Unnan	29.0 km
Matsue	32.6 km
Sakaiminato	34.8 km
Niimi	35.2 km
Izumo	43.9 km
Shōbara	45.6 km
Maniwa	47.6 km
Miyoshi	58.0 km
Kurayoshi	59.1 km
Takahashi	61.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	17.6 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	17.3 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	18.2 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	11.8 km

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