Earthquake details

Sunday, September 5, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.071 and latitude 33.184.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	33.184, 137.071
UTC time	2004-09-05 14:57:18.610

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 2004-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	129.8 km
Ise	148.7 km
Matsusaka	162.9 km
Tahara	166.2 km
Tanabe	169.7 km
Kosai	173.9 km
Toyohashi	178.5 km
Hamamatsu	179.5 km
Tsu	179.9 km
Gojō	181.5 km
Iwata	183.5 km
Nabari	183.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	111.8 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	122.4 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	154.8 km

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