Earthquake details

Thursday, May 9, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 9, 1968 at 14:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 28.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.892 and latitude 34.081.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	34.081, 136.892
UTC time	1968-05-09 14:22:11.110

Location	Ise
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-05-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	28.6 km
Ise	48.1 km
Matsusaka	64.3 km
Tahara	73.9 km
Tsu	80.4 km
Taketoyo	85.6 km
Nishio	88.7 km
Toyohashi	88.7 km
Handa	89.4 km
Tokoname	89.4 km
Gamagōri	89.4 km
Hekinan	89.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	32.1 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	53.8 km

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