Earthquake details

Monday, January 15, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, January 15, 2007 at 18:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shizuoka (Japan - JP), about 25.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.640 and latitude 34.892.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	170.1 km
Coordinates	34.892, 138.640
UTC time	2007-01-15 18:17:59.250

Location	Shizuoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2007-01-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shizuoka	25.5 km
Izu	29.3 km
Yaizu	29.4 km
Fuji	30.8 km
Numazu	31.0 km
Izunokuni	32.8 km
Fushimi	34.1 km
Fujieda	34.2 km
Mishima	35.5 km
Nakatogari	36.2 km
Fujinomiya	36.2 km
Kamizawa	36.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Fujisawa Japan · 2026-03-28 10:36 UTC	68.6 km
M 4.5 Itō Japan · 2026-03-16 11:37 UTC	47.4 km
M 4.3 Numazu Japan · 2025-07-23 12:49 UTC	50.1 km

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