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Friday, July 13, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, July 13, 1979 at 08:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hikari (Japan - JP), about 18.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.796 and latitude 33.843.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	69.0 km
Coordinates	33.843, 131.796
UTC time	1979-07-13 08:10:11.700

Location	Tokuyama
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hikari	18.9 km
Kudamatsu	19.7 km
Tokuyama	23.1 km
Shūnan	26.6 km
Hōfu	31.3 km
Yanai	32.7 km
Yamaguchi	48.6 km
Ube	51.6 km
Iwakuni	52.9 km
Yokkaichi	55.2 km
Ōtake	56.4 km
Onoda	59.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Hikari Japan · 2026-03-15 20:25 UTC	45.3 km
M 4.5 Uwajima Japan · 2025-06-03 11:17 UTC	74.0 km

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