Earthquake details

Thursday, August 31, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 31, 1972 at 08:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ono (Japan - JP), about 20.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.711 and latitude 35.953.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 35.953, 136.711
UTC time 1972-08-31 08:07:22.220
Location Ono
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-31

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Maizuru
Japan · 2025-12-26 21:09 UTC
114.3 km
M 4.3
Takayama
Japan · 2025-11-15 18:50 UTC
36.8 km
M 4.1
Tsuruga
Japan · 2025-08-24 16:44 UTC
44.6 km
M 4.1
Obama
Japan · 2025-06-07 14:46 UTC
104.5 km
M 4.3
Takayama
Japan · 2025-05-29 06:28 UTC
62.5 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.