Earthquake details

Friday, November 17, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 12:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 134.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.352 and latitude 33.205.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	366.3 km
Coordinates	33.205, 137.352
UTC time	2006-11-17 12:31:36.720

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-11-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	134.5 km
Ise	154.5 km
Tahara	163.0 km
Kosai	167.2 km
Hamamatsu	170.1 km
Matsusaka	170.5 km
Iwata	172.7 km
Toyohashi	173.9 km
Omaezaki	174.6 km
Toyokawa	179.5 km
Fukuroi	179.7 km
Kikugawa	181.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	109.3 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	108.7 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	158.1 km

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