Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 3, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kakegawa (Japan - JP), about 14.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.021 and latitude 34.898.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	34.898, 138.021
UTC time	2001-04-03 14:57:10.810

Location	Fujieda
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-04-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kakegawa	14.6 km
Shimada	17.4 km
Fukuroi	19.0 km
Maruobara	20.9 km
Fujieda	22.7 km
Kikugawa	23.5 km
Hamakita	24.3 km
Sumiyoshi	26.6 km
Iwata	27.0 km
Yaizu	27.5 km
Hamamatsu	34.3 km
Shizuoka	34.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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