Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 14:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 159.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.253 and latitude 32.947.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.9 km
Coordinates	32.947, 137.253
UTC time	2004-09-08 14:40:10.420

Location	Matsusaka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2004-09-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	159.1 km
Ise	178.5 km
Tahara	191.6 km
Matsusaka	193.4 km
Tanabe	196.0 km
Kosai	196.8 km
Hamamatsu	200.1 km
Iwata	202.8 km
Toyohashi	202.9 km
Omaezaki	204.5 km
Toyokawa	208.6 km
Fukuroi	209.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	137.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	183.6 km

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