Earthquake details

Friday, February 22, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, February 22, 1974 at 00:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 131.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.906 and latitude 33.151.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	385.0 km
Coordinates	33.151, 136.906
UTC time	1974-02-22 00:36:53.800

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1974-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	131.8 km
Ise	149.5 km
Tanabe	157.0 km
Matsusaka	162.6 km
Tahara	172.1 km
Gojō	174.0 km
Hashimoto	176.3 km
Kashiwara	178.9 km
Sakurai	179.1 km
Tsu	179.8 km
Nabari	180.0 km
Kosai	181.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	118.2 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	134.1 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	157.2 km

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