Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 22, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 11:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 131.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.154 and latitude 33.182.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	369.5 km
Coordinates	33.182, 137.154
UTC time	2005-02-22 11:20:25.280

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	131.6 km
Ise	150.8 km
Matsusaka	165.6 km
Tahara	165.7 km
Kosai	172.4 km
Tanabe	177.0 km
Hamamatsu	177.2 km
Toyohashi	177.7 km
Iwata	180.8 km
Tsu	182.4 km
Toyokawa	183.4 km
Gamagōri	184.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	111.3 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	118.7 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	156.2 km

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