Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 7, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 7, 1978 at 02:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 273.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.610 and latitude 31.962.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	442.0 km
Coordinates	31.962, 137.610
UTC time	1978-03-07 02:48:39.400

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1978-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	273.7 km
Tanabe	287.9 km
Ise	293.2 km
Omaezaki	299.0 km
Tahara	302.9 km
Kosai	305.0 km
Hamamatsu	305.0 km
Iwata	305.6 km
Matsusaka	307.9 km
Kikugawa	308.8 km
Fukuroi	311.7 km
Toyohashi	312.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	249.5 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	240.2 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	297.9 km

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