Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 5, 2001 at 02:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 300.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.615 and latitude 32.161.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.161, 139.615
UTC time	2001-07-05 02:15:42.080

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	300.8 km
Sumiyoshi	314.8 km
Tateyama	315.0 km
Kikugawa	315.2 km
Itō	316.2 km
Maruobara	317.9 km
Izu	319.0 km
Minamibōsō	320.8 km
Shimada	324.1 km
Yaizu	324.5 km
Kakegawa	325.8 km
Fujieda	326.1 km

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