Earthquake details

Friday, June 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, June 16, 1989 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 300.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.982 and latitude 31.807.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	359.9 km
Coordinates	31.807, 137.982
UTC time	1989-06-16 23:42:35.120

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	300.9 km
Omaezaki	311.6 km
Ise	321.0 km
Iwata	322.3 km
Kikugawa	322.6 km
Hamamatsu	322.9 km
Kosai	324.9 km
Tahara	325.4 km
Tanabe	325.4 km
Maruobara	326.8 km
Fukuroi	327.7 km
Sumiyoshi	328.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Japan · 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC

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Shima

Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

259.5 km

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