Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 15, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 15, 1983 at 17:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kosai (Japan - JP), about 9.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.573 and latitude 34.775.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.2 km
Coordinates	34.775, 137.573
UTC time	1983-03-15 17:27:26.360

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kosai	9.5 km
Shinshiro	15.4 km
Toyokawa	16.5 km
Hamamatsu	16.9 km
Toyohashi	17.4 km
Hamakita	19.4 km
Iwata	26.7 km
Tahara	30.4 km
Fukuroi	31.6 km
Gamagōri	31.7 km
Kōta	38.4 km
Kakegawa	40.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	73.5 km
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M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	70.5 km

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