Earthquake details

Monday, September 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, September 16, 2002 at 01:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maniwa (Japan - JP), about 17.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.651 and latitude 35.256.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.256, 133.651
UTC time	2002-09-16 01:10:49.480

Location	Kurayoshi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Maniwa	17.8 km
Kurayoshi	24.8 km
Niimi	34.7 km
Yonago	35.0 km
Tsuyama	39.0 km
Yasugichō	41.4 km
Sakaiminato	49.4 km
Takahashi	52.7 km
Tottori-shi	59.4 km
Akaiwa	60.1 km
Matsue	60.1 km
Sōja	65.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	53.3 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	39.4 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	50.5 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	36.7 km

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