Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 5, 2001 at 02:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 290.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.581 and latitude 32.249.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.249, 139.581
UTC time	2001-07-05 02:05:49.320

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	290.6 km
Sumiyoshi	304.6 km
Kikugawa	305.0 km
Tateyama	305.5 km
Itō	306.0 km
Maruobara	307.7 km
Izu	308.7 km
Minamibōsō	311.4 km
Shimada	313.9 km
Yaizu	314.2 km
Kakegawa	315.6 km
Fujieda	315.9 km

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