Earthquake details

Monday, September 17, 1906 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, September 17, 1906 at 04:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 85.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.834 and latitude 34.021.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	34.021, 138.834
UTC time	1906-09-17 04:16:38.270

Location	Omaezaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1906-09-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	85.6 km
Sumiyoshi	97.3 km
Kikugawa	100.3 km
Maruobara	102.1 km
Yaizu	105.5 km
Izu	106.3 km
Shimada	106.8 km
Fujieda	107.6 km
Itō	107.7 km
Kakegawa	111.9 km
Izunokuni	113.8 km
Shizuoka	114.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Itō Japan · 2026-03-16 11:37 UTC	93.6 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	98.5 km

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