Earthquake details

Saturday, May 28, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 20:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kosai (Japan - JP), about 34.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.551 and latitude 34.395.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	296.4 km
Coordinates	34.395, 137.551
UTC time	2005-05-28 20:55:12.010

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-05-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kosai	34.1 km
Hamamatsu	37.8 km
Tahara	40.0 km
Iwata	43.6 km
Toyohashi	44.1 km
Toyokawa	48.9 km
Hamakita	49.9 km
Fukuroi	51.8 km
Shinshiro	56.4 km
Gamagōri	56.8 km
Kakegawa	59.4 km
Kikugawa	62.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	38.6 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	36.8 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	67.3 km

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