Earthquake details

Sunday, January 21, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 21, 1906 at 13:49 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 50.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.025 and latitude 34.175.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	300.0 km
Coordinates	34.175, 138.025
UTC time	1906-01-21 13:49:33.570

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1906-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	50.4 km
Kikugawa	59.4 km
Iwata	60.6 km
Maruobara	63.7 km
Hamamatsu	64.3 km
Fukuroi	64.8 km
Kakegawa	65.9 km
Sumiyoshi	67.3 km
Shimada	72.9 km
Hamakita	73.0 km
Kosai	74.5 km
Fujieda	80.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	74.1 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	24.2 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	116.5 km

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