Earthquake details

Sunday, March 11, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, March 11, 1990 at 22:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 129.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.654 and latitude 33.493.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.4 km
Coordinates	33.493, 138.654
UTC time	1990-03-11 22:46:34.680

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	129.5 km
Kikugawa	143.4 km
Sumiyoshi	144.8 km
Maruobara	146.5 km
Iwata	153.4 km
Kakegawa	153.5 km
Shimada	153.6 km
Fukuroi	155.6 km
Yaizu	156.2 km
Fujieda	157.0 km
Hamamatsu	158.9 km
Hamakita	166.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	153.0 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	107.2 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	204.8 km

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