Earthquake details

Monday, July 17, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 17, 1972 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 368.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.793 and latitude 31.559.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	31.559, 139.793
UTC time	1972-07-17 17:14:52.600

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-07-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	368.8 km
Tateyama	381.3 km
Kikugawa	383.1 km
Sumiyoshi	383.2 km
Itō	385.0 km
Maruobara	386.0 km
Minamibōsō	386.7 km
Izu	388.0 km
Shimada	392.4 km
Yaizu	393.2 km
Kakegawa	393.6 km
Iwata	393.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	377.9 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	341.6 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	432.4 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.

Set up alerts Create account