Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 4, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at 09:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 301.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.600 and latitude 32.153.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.153, 139.600
UTC time	2001-07-04 09:48:31.860

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	301.0 km
Sumiyoshi	315.1 km
Kikugawa	315.4 km
Tateyama	316.0 km
Itō	316.9 km
Maruobara	318.1 km
Izu	319.6 km
Minamibōsō	321.8 km
Shimada	324.4 km
Yaizu	324.8 km
Kakegawa	326.0 km
Fujieda	326.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	316.2 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	277.1 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	370.5 km

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