Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 12, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 08:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 131.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.072 and latitude 33.171.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	384.9 km
Coordinates	33.171, 137.072
UTC time	2003-11-12 08:26:43.740

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2003-11-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	131.3 km
Ise	150.1 km
Matsusaka	164.3 km
Tahara	167.6 km
Tanabe	170.3 km
Kosai	175.3 km
Toyohashi	179.9 km
Hamamatsu	180.8 km
Tsu	181.3 km
Gojō	182.6 km
Iwata	184.7 km
Nabari	185.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	113.2 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	123.6 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	156.2 km

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