Earthquake details

Thursday, July 20, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 20, 2000 at 03:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itō (Japan - JP), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.269 and latitude 34.031.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	34.031, 139.269
UTC time	2000-07-20 03:10:25.440

Location	Shizuoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-07-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Itō	105.5 km
Izu	108.8 km
Omaezaki	115.4 km
Izunokuni	115.9 km
Tateyama	119.3 km
Atami	119.4 km
Kamizawa	122.6 km
Sumiyoshi	123.2 km
Numazu	124.6 km
Mishima	125.1 km
Fushimi	125.3 km
Minamibōsō	126.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fujisawa Japan · 2026-03-28 10:36 UTC	111.3 km
M 4.5 Itō Japan · 2026-03-16 11:37 UTC	88.5 km
M 4.3 Numazu Japan · 2025-07-23 12:49 UTC	131.6 km

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