August 11, 1992 Earthquake: S, Honshu, Japan
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck S, Honshu, Japan on August 11, 1992 at 15:14:55 UTC, 16 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 11, 1992
- Time
- 15:14:55 UTC
- Place
- S, Honshu, Japan
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 16 km (10 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 32.536° N, 141.641° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 25, 1953, Kashima, Japan
- September 30, 1997, S, Honshu, Japan
- April 21, 1916, Off East Coast Honshu, Japan
- February 29, 1972, Hachijojima, Tokyo, S of Honshu, Japan
- December 4, 1972, S of Honshu, Hachijojima, Japan
- September 18, 1984, Honshu Island, Japan
- January 19, 2005, East Coast Honshu, Japan
- May 2, 2015, S. of, Honshu, Japan
- May 6, 2018, S. of, Honshu, Japan
- September 23, 2024, Izu Islands, Japan
- August 18, 1927, Kashima, Japan
- January 1, 2006, S. of, Honshu, Japan
- June 13, 1984, Tori Shima, Okinawa, Japan
- September 4, 1996, Honshu Island, Japan
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 9818.