Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 8, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 8, 1974 at 23:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 48.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.740 and latitude 34.522.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	2.0 km
Coordinates	34.522, 138.740
UTC time	1974-05-08 23:33:25.200

Location	Omaezaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1974-05-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	48.5 km
Sumiyoshi	51.6 km
Izu	53.5 km
Yaizu	54.5 km
Fujieda	57.9 km
Itō	58.6 km
Maruobara	59.8 km
Kikugawa	60.3 km
Shimada	60.6 km
Izunokuni	60.7 km
Shizuoka	60.8 km
Numazu	65.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Itō Japan · 2026-03-16 11:37 UTC	50.2 km
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