Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 4, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at 10:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 293.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.497 and latitude 32.192.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.192, 139.497
UTC time	2001-07-04 10:23:31.900

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	293.1 km
Kikugawa	307.4 km
Sumiyoshi	307.4 km
Maruobara	310.2 km
Itō	311.2 km
Tateyama	312.6 km
Izu	313.6 km
Shimada	316.6 km
Yaizu	317.4 km
Kakegawa	317.9 km
Iwata	318.3 km
Minamibōsō	318.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	306.3 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	267.8 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	360.7 km

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