Earthquake details

Monday, July 27, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 27, 1987 at 09:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 253.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.734 and latitude 32.708.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	148.7 km
Coordinates	32.708, 139.734
UTC time	1987-07-27 09:00:48.150

Location	Shizuoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	253.0 km
Tateyama	253.6 km
Itō	258.5 km
Minamibōsō	259.2 km
Izu	262.3 km
Sumiyoshi	265.6 km
Kikugawa	267.7 km
Kamogawa	268.1 km
Izunokuni	269.4 km
Maruobara	269.9 km
Miura	270.9 km
Atami	272.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fujisawa Japan · 2026-03-28 10:36 UTC	260.1 km
M 4.5 Itō Japan · 2026-03-16 11:37 UTC	241.0 km
M 4.3 Numazu Japan · 2025-07-23 12:49 UTC	284.3 km

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