Earthquake details

Monday, September 6, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, September 6, 2004 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 130.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.227 and latitude 33.205.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	33.205, 137.227
UTC time	2004-09-06 23:29:35.090

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2004-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	130.8 km
Ise	150.4 km
Tahara	162.9 km
Matsusaka	165.7 km
Kosai	168.7 km
Hamamatsu	172.9 km
Toyohashi	174.4 km
Iwata	176.1 km
Toyokawa	180.1 km
Omaezaki	180.2 km
Gamagōri	181.3 km
Tsu	182.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	108.6 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	113.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	155.1 km

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