Earthquake details

Sunday, September 5, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 14:57 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 128.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.101 and latitude 33.202.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	33.202, 137.101
UTC time	2004-09-05 14:57:32.270

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2004-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	128.4 km
Ise	147.4 km
Matsusaka	161.9 km
Tahara	163.9 km
Kosai	171.3 km
Tanabe	171.6 km
Toyohashi	176.1 km
Hamamatsu	176.7 km
Tsu	178.8 km
Iwata	180.5 km
Toyokawa	181.8 km
Gamagōri	182.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Shima

Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

96.5 km

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