Earthquake details

Monday, July 16, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 16, 2007 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashiwazaki (Japan - JP), about 20.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.446 and latitude 37.535.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	12.0 km
Coordinates	37.535, 138.446
UTC time	2007-07-16 01:13:22.370

Location	Kashiwazaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2007-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kashiwazaki	20.9 km
Nagaoka	36.9 km
Ojiya	40.8 km
Mitsuke	43.0 km
Tsubame	44.7 km
Maki	45.4 km
Sanjō	45.4 km
Jōetsu	46.9 km
Tōkamachi	53.0 km
Sado	55.1 km
Uonuma	55.9 km
Shirone	56.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Toyama Japan · 2026-04-12 23:54 UTC	68.1 km
M 4.8 Niigata Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC	45.8 km
M 4.3 Nagaoka Japan · 2025-09-15 19:00 UTC	37.7 km
M 4.2 Aizu-Wakamatsu Japan · 2025-06-10 18:14 UTC	101.7 km

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