Earthquake details

Friday, October 6, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 6, 2000 at 04:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Matsue (Japan - JP), about 8.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 133.134 and latitude 35.456.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.456, 133.134
UTC time	2000-10-06 04:30:19.150

Location	Matsue
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2000-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Matsue	8.2 km
Yasugichō	10.5 km
Sakaiminato	12.6 km
Yonago	18.3 km
Unnan	31.8 km
Izumo	34.8 km
Niimi	60.7 km
Kurayoshi	62.0 km
Ōdachō-ōda	64.1 km
Maniwa	66.0 km
Shōbara	68.3 km
Miyoshi	77.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:37 UTC	15.4 km
M 4.8 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:28 UTC	13.2 km
M 5.7 Matsue Japan · 2026-01-06 01:18 UTC	10.6 km
M 4.4 Yonago Japan · 2025-06-29 00:59 UTC	18.2 km

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