Earthquake details

Friday, June 16, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, June 16, 2006 at 17:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 166.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.712 and latitude 40.349.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates 40.349, 143.712
UTC time 2006-06-16 17:10:40.300
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-06-16

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-08-08 17:57 UTC
120.5 km
M 4.2
Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-16 16:00 UTC
121.6 km
M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-15 12:29 UTC
119.3 km
M 4.9
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-14 08:07 UTC
112.6 km
M 4.3
Miyako
Japan · 2026-07-08 14:33 UTC
147.5 km
M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-08 07:35 UTC
157.8 km
M 4.6
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-06 17:09 UTC
113.4 km
M 4.6
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-06 11:29 UTC
159.5 km

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