Earthquake details

Friday, August 20, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 20, 1999 at 20:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kainan (Japan - JP), about 22.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.405 and latitude 34.024.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	65.5 km
Coordinates	34.024, 135.405
UTC time	1999-08-20 20:33:10.880

Location	Kainan
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kainan	22.6 km
Iwade	26.4 km
Kinokawa	27.4 km
Minato	31.7 km
Wakayama	32.0 km
Tanabe	32.6 km
Hannan	37.3 km
Hashimoto	38.0 km
Sennan	38.2 km
Ōkubo-naka	42.8 km
Izumisano	44.5 km
Gojō	45.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Minato

Japan · 2026-07-09 12:58 UTC

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M 5.7

Kinokawa

Japan · 2026-05-02 09:28 UTC

11.9 km

M 4.2

Kobe

Japan · 2026-03-25 11:31 UTC

82.7 km

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