Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 8, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 14:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 137.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.200 and latitude 33.140.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	21.2 km
Coordinates	33.140, 137.200
UTC time	2004-09-08 14:58:25.830

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2004-09-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	137.1 km
Ise	156.5 km
Tahara	170.2 km
Matsusaka	171.5 km
Kosai	176.3 km
Hamamatsu	180.5 km
Toyohashi	181.9 km
Tanabe	182.7 km
Iwata	183.7 km
Toyokawa	187.6 km
Omaezaki	187.7 km
Tsu	188.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	115.8 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	120.9 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	161.6 km

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