Earthquake details

Friday, October 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 18, 1996 at 16:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 89.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.403 and latitude 33.685.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	337.5 km
Coordinates	33.685, 137.403
UTC time	1996-10-18 16:44:47.910

Location	Shima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	89.3 km
Ise	110.0 km
Tahara	110.1 km
Kosai	113.6 km
Hamamatsu	117.0 km
Iwata	120.3 km
Toyohashi	120.4 km
Toyokawa	126.0 km
Omaezaki	126.5 km
Matsusaka	127.6 km
Fukuroi	127.6 km
Gamagōri	128.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	57.7 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	58.9 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	110.3 km

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