Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 5, 1981 at 18:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 267.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.897 and latitude 32.103.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	361.0 km
Coordinates	32.103, 137.897
UTC time	1981-03-05 18:59:00.760

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	267.3 km
Omaezaki	279.4 km
Ise	287.4 km
Iwata	289.1 km
Hamamatsu	289.5 km
Kikugawa	290.2 km
Kosai	291.2 km
Tahara	291.5 km
Maruobara	294.4 km
Fukuroi	294.7 km
Sumiyoshi	296.5 km
Kakegawa	296.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	239.6 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	224.4 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	290.5 km

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