Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, March 16, 1997 at 05:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Toyokawa (Japan - JP), about 5.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.445 and latitude 34.851.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.2 km
Coordinates	34.851, 137.445
UTC time	1997-03-16 05:51:37.050

Location	Toyohashi
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Toyokawa	5.6 km
Shinshiro	7.4 km
Toyohashi	10.9 km
Kosai	18.2 km
Gamagōri	19.4 km
Kōta	25.2 km
Tahara	26.1 km
Okazaki	27.7 km
Hamamatsu	31.3 km
Hamakita	31.4 km
Anjo	35.4 km
Nishio	36.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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