Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 5, 2001 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 273.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.508 and latitude 32.390.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.390, 139.508
UTC time	2001-07-05 05:08:30.540

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	273.4 km
Sumiyoshi	287.5 km
Kikugawa	287.9 km
Itō	289.5 km
Maruobara	290.5 km
Tateyama	290.6 km
Izu	292.0 km
Minamibōsō	296.6 km
Shimada	296.7 km
Yaizu	297.1 km
Kakegawa	298.5 km
Fujieda	298.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	291.4 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	251.1 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	345.5 km

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