Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 6, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at 05:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 24.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.671 and latitude 34.154.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.2 km
Coordinates	34.154, 136.671
UTC time	2004-01-06 05:50:52.450

Location	Shima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	24.9 km
Ise	36.8 km
Matsusaka	48.9 km
Tsu	66.0 km
Nabari	74.6 km
Tahara	79.2 km
Kameyama	80.1 km
Taketoyo	80.7 km
Suzuka	81.6 km
Tokoname	82.8 km
Iga	83.3 km
Ueno-ebisumachi	83.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	50.5 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	101.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	48.3 km

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