Earthquake details

Friday, August 22, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 22, 1975 at 19:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 347.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.068 and latitude 31.389.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	399.0 km
Coordinates	31.389, 138.068
UTC time	1975-08-22 19:36:24.200

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	347.5 km
Omaezaki	357.6 km
Tanabe	363.8 km
Ise	367.4 km
Kikugawa	368.9 km
Iwata	369.1 km
Hamamatsu	369.9 km
Kosai	372.1 km
Tahara	372.6 km
Maruobara	373.0 km
Fukuroi	374.4 km
Sumiyoshi	374.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	320.5 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	304.8 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	370.9 km

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