Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 303.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.746 and latitude 31.713.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	401.0 km
Coordinates	31.713, 137.746
UTC time	2006-03-28 13:32:47.620

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	303.9 km
Tanabe	316.6 km
Ise	323.4 km
Omaezaki	324.3 km
Tahara	332.0 km
Hamamatsu	332.5 km
Iwata	332.7 km
Kosai	333.2 km
Kikugawa	334.6 km
Matsusaka	338.3 km
Fukuroi	338.4 km
Maruobara	338.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	278.8 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	267.5 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	327.9 km

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