Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 7, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 7, 1978 at 02:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 269.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.609 and latitude 32.005.

Magnitude	6.9
Alert	Severe
Depth	439.0 km
Coordinates	32.005, 137.609
UTC time	1978-03-07 02:48:47.600

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1978-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	269.1 km
Tanabe	284.5 km
Ise	288.6 km
Omaezaki	294.3 km
Tahara	298.1 km
Kosai	300.2 km
Hamamatsu	300.2 km
Iwata	300.8 km
Matsusaka	303.4 km
Kikugawa	304.1 km
Fukuroi	306.9 km
Toyohashi	308.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	244.7 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	235.5 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	293.2 km

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