Earthquake details

Saturday, March 24, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 24, 1973 at 00:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 336.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.304 and latitude 31.719.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	31.719, 139.304
UTC time	1973-03-24 00:34:36.800

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	336.1 km
Kikugawa	350.0 km
Sumiyoshi	351.4 km
Maruobara	353.2 km
Iwata	358.4 km
Kakegawa	359.8 km
Shimada	360.3 km
Fukuroi	361.3 km
Itō	362.1 km
Yaizu	362.4 km
Hamamatsu	362.6 km
Fujieda	363.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	335.9 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	302.8 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	390.4 km

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