Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 4, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at 17:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 298.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.545 and latitude 32.156.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.156, 139.545
UTC time	2001-07-04 17:47:45.000

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	298.5 km
Sumiyoshi	312.8 km
Kikugawa	312.9 km
Maruobara	315.7 km
Itō	315.8 km
Tateyama	316.1 km
Izu	318.3 km
Minamibōsō	322.0 km
Shimada	322.0 km
Yaizu	322.7 km
Kakegawa	323.4 km
Iwata	324.0 km

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