Earthquake details

Friday, September 30, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 15:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamaishi (Japan - JP), about 143.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.523 and latitude 39.147.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.147, 143.523
UTC time	2011-09-30 15:51:01.120

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kamaishi	143.5 km
Miyako	147.1 km
Ōfunato	156.2 km
Kesennuma	170.5 km
Kuji	189.8 km
Ōshū	203.3 km
Mizusawa	206.3 km
Hizume	207.7 km
Kitakami	208.1 km
Ichinoseki	208.2 km
Hanamaki	209.0 km
Ishinomaki	209.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	178.4 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	172.4 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	175.0 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	199.1 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	165.3 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	170.6 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	111.6 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	109.3 km

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