Earthquake details

Saturday, March 4, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 18:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 87.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.371 and latitude 33.689.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	338.0 km
Coordinates	33.689, 137.371
UTC time	2006-03-04 18:38:14.750

Location	Shima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	87.2 km
Ise	107.9 km
Tahara	109.4 km
Kosai	113.5 km
Hamamatsu	117.4 km
Toyohashi	120.0 km
Iwata	120.9 km
Matsusaka	125.4 km
Toyokawa	125.6 km
Omaezaki	127.9 km
Gamagōri	128.0 km
Fukuroi	128.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	56.5 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	60.3 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	108.6 km

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