Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at 05:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ise (Japan - JP), about 8.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.629 and latitude 34.529.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	354.4 km
Coordinates	34.529, 136.629
UTC time	2005-12-20 05:34:41.710

Location	Tsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ise	8.3 km
Matsusaka	10.1 km
Tsu	25.0 km
Shima	28.7 km
Kameyama	39.3 km
Suzuka	39.7 km
Tokoname	44.3 km
Taketoyo	44.4 km
Handa	48.3 km
Yokkaichi	48.7 km
Nabari	51.0 km
Hekinan	51.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	66.6 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	20.2 km

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