Earthquake details

Thursday, January 17, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 17, 1957 at 22:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 145.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.590 and latitude 33.187.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	357.6 km
Coordinates	33.187, 137.590
UTC time	1957-01-17 22:26:51.330

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1957-01-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	145.6 km
Ise	166.1 km
Tahara	167.5 km
Omaezaki	167.6 km
Kosai	168.6 km
Hamamatsu	168.9 km
Iwata	170.1 km
Kikugawa	175.7 km
Fukuroi	176.6 km
Toyohashi	176.9 km
Maruobara	180.2 km
Kakegawa	180.2 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

101.9 km

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