Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 14, 1976 at 15:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 211.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.326 and latitude 32.479.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	407.0 km
Coordinates	32.479, 137.326
UTC time	1976-01-14 15:30:04.500

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	211.4 km
Tanabe	229.9 km
Ise	230.6 km
Tahara	243.7 km
Matsusaka	245.0 km
Kosai	248.0 km
Omaezaki	250.1 km
Hamamatsu	250.1 km
Iwata	252.0 km
Toyohashi	254.7 km
Gojō	257.3 km
Kikugawa	258.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	189.6 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	186.9 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	236.0 km

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