Earthquake details

Saturday, February 18, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, February 18, 1956 at 07:34 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tanabe (Japan region - JA), about 470.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.102 and latitude 30.206.

Magnitude	7.3
Alert	Extreme
Depth	484.1 km
Coordinates	30.206, 138.102
UTC time	1956-02-18 07:34:25.520

Location	Izu Islands
Country	Japan region (JA)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1956-02-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tanabe	470.0 km
Shima	474.7 km
Omaezaki	489.1 km
Ise	494.0 km
Kikugawa	500.6 km
Iwata	500.8 km
Hamamatsu	501.5 km
Tahara	502.8 km
Kosai	503.3 km
Maruobara	504.7 km
Sumiyoshi	506.0 km
Fukuroi	506.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-03-17 23:39 UTC	58.7 km
M 4.1 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-01-18 02:14 UTC	32.9 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-01-15 02:32 UTC	82.2 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-12-26 08:03 UTC	32.1 km
M 4.1 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-12-21 15:50 UTC	76.1 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-12-21 09:36 UTC	63.0 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-11-26 03:26 UTC	58.5 km
M 4.5 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-10-14 23:29 UTC	24.9 km

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