Earthquake details

Saturday, October 30, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, October 30, 1971 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 264.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.825 and latitude 32.109.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	388.0 km
Coordinates	32.109, 137.825
UTC time	1971-10-30 14:16:24.180

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	264.3 km
Omaezaki	279.6 km
Ise	284.3 km
Iwata	288.4 km
Hamamatsu	288.6 km
Tahara	289.5 km
Kosai	289.9 km
Kikugawa	290.0 km
Tanabe	292.3 km
Fukuroi	294.1 km
Maruobara	294.3 km
Kakegawa	296.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	237.2 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	223.5 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	287.7 km

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