Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 28, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 28, 1968 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 181.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.820 and latitude 32.928.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	344.1 km
Coordinates	32.928, 137.820
UTC time	1968-02-28 12:08:02.260

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	181.2 km
Omaezaki	189.6 km
Iwata	197.3 km
Hamamatsu	197.4 km
Kosai	199.2 km
Kikugawa	199.5 km
Tahara	200.3 km
Ise	201.8 km
Fukuroi	203.0 km
Maruobara	203.8 km
Kakegawa	205.5 km
Sumiyoshi	206.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Hamamatsu

Japan · 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC

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M 4.2

Shima

Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

136.3 km

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