Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 11, 1971 at 13:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 261.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.980 and latitude 32.189.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	384.7 km
Coordinates	32.189, 137.980
UTC time	1971-08-11 13:14:17.160

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	261.5 km
Omaezaki	269.2 km
Iwata	279.8 km
Kikugawa	280.1 km
Hamamatsu	280.5 km
Ise	281.8 km
Kosai	282.8 km
Tahara	283.8 km
Maruobara	284.3 km
Fukuroi	285.1 km
Sumiyoshi	286.2 km
Kakegawa	287.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	232.6 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	215.4 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	284.3 km

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