Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 24, 1935 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 24, 1935 at 16:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 159.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.837 and latitude 33.259.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.259, 138.837
UTC time	1935-09-24 16:53:51.770

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1935-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	159.7 km
Kikugawa	173.8 km
Sumiyoshi	174.6 km
Maruobara	176.8 km
Shimada	183.6 km
Kakegawa	184.1 km
Iwata	184.5 km
Yaizu	185.4 km
Fukuroi	186.4 km
Fujieda	186.5 km
Hamamatsu	190.0 km
Izu	190.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	181.4 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	137.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	234.1 km

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