Earthquake details

Saturday, February 28, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, February 28, 1998 at 17:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 127.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.124 and latitude 33.458.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	291.4 km
Coordinates	33.458, 138.124
UTC time	1998-02-28 17:38:48.610

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	127.3 km
Kikugawa	138.6 km
Iwata	140.5 km
Maruobara	142.6 km
Hamamatsu	142.9 km
Sumiyoshi	144.3 km
Fukuroi	145.1 km
Kakegawa	146.0 km
Kosai	149.0 km
Shimada	151.3 km
Hamakita	152.7 km
Shima	154.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	116.0 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	80.4 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	170.3 km

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