Earthquake details

Sunday, August 18, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, August 18, 1968 at 07:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ayabe (Japan - JP), about 13.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.348 and latitude 35.213.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.213, 135.348
UTC time 1968-08-18 07:12:17.710
Location Fukuchiyama
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-08-18

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Kobe
Japan · 2026-03-25 11:31 UTC
60.2 km
M 4.1
Maizuru
Japan · 2026-03-12 17:41 UTC
16.7 km
M 4.1
Maizuru
Japan · 2026-03-09 11:59 UTC
18.3 km
M 4.2
Maizuru
Japan · 2025-12-26 21:09 UTC
35.4 km
M 5.1
Maizuru
Japan · 2025-10-20 19:04 UTC
29.6 km
M 4.1
Obama
Japan · 2025-06-07 14:46 UTC
76.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.