Earthquake details

Sunday, October 29, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 29, 1972 at 07:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 168.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.913 and latitude 33.111.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	342.0 km
Coordinates	33.111, 137.913
UTC time	1972-10-29 07:20:40.840

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	168.0 km
Shima	168.8 km
Iwata	177.0 km
Hamamatsu	177.7 km
Kikugawa	178.2 km
Kosai	180.6 km
Fukuroi	182.5 km
Maruobara	182.5 km
Tahara	183.3 km
Kakegawa	184.6 km
Sumiyoshi	185.1 km
Hamakita	188.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	135.2 km
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M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	189.2 km

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