Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1928 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 29, 1928 at 05:06 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 309.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.946 and latitude 31.712.

Magnitude	7.0
Alert	Extreme
Depth	405.0 km
Coordinates	31.712, 137.946
UTC time	1928-03-29 05:06:04.890

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1928-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	309.7 km
Omaezaki	322.4 km
Ise	329.6 km
Tanabe	330.1 km
Iwata	332.7 km
Hamamatsu	333.2 km
Kikugawa	333.3 km
Kosai	335.0 km
Tahara	335.1 km
Maruobara	337.5 km
Fukuroi	338.2 km
Sumiyoshi	339.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Japan · 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC

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Shima

Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

268.9 km

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