Earthquake details

Thursday, August 3, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 3, 1989 at 04:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 214.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.346 and latitude 32.456.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	418.0 km
Coordinates	32.456, 137.346
UTC time	1989-08-03 04:09:48.060

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	214.3 km
Tanabe	233.0 km
Ise	233.5 km
Tahara	246.3 km
Matsusaka	248.0 km
Kosai	250.4 km
Omaezaki	251.9 km
Hamamatsu	252.4 km
Iwata	254.1 km
Toyohashi	257.2 km
Kikugawa	260.2 km
Gojō	260.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

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