Earthquake details

Friday, May 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 23, 1997 at 17:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kosai (Japan - JP), about 37.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.484 and latitude 34.368.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.9 km
Coordinates	34.368, 137.484
UTC time	1997-05-23 17:50:35.430

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kosai	37.2 km
Tahara	38.9 km
Hamamatsu	43.5 km
Toyohashi	45.3 km
Iwata	49.9 km
Toyokawa	50.5 km
Hamakita	55.4 km
Gamagōri	56.7 km
Fukuroi	58.2 km
Shinshiro	59.2 km
Shima	59.9 km
Kōta	63.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	32.0 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	38.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	62.4 km

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