Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maebaru-chūō (Japan - JP), about 8.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.179 and latitude 33.637.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.7 km
Coordinates	33.637, 130.179
UTC time	2005-04-19 21:11:28.420

Location	Fukuoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-04-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Maebaru-chūō	8.9 km
Itoshima	10.6 km
Fukuoka	22.4 km
Shingū	24.9 km
Katanawa	26.2 km
Koga	28.7 km
Kasuga	28.9 km
Karatsu	29.1 km
Ōnojō	30.0 km
Nishifukuma	30.9 km
Umi	31.6 km
Wakasugi	32.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Kikuchi Japan · 2025-11-25 12:59 UTC	109.8 km
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