Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 5, 2001 at 03:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 292.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.538 and latitude 32.214.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.214, 139.538
UTC time	2001-07-05 03:47:31.930

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	292.4 km
Sumiyoshi	306.6 km
Kikugawa	306.8 km
Itō	309.3 km
Maruobara	309.5 km
Tateyama	309.8 km
Izu	311.8 km
Minamibōsō	315.7 km
Shimada	315.8 km
Yaizu	316.4 km
Kakegawa	317.3 km
Fujieda	318.0 km

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