Earthquake details

Monday, July 16, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 16, 2007 at 06:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashiwazaki (Japan - JP), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.467 and latitude 37.502.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.1 km
Coordinates	37.502, 138.467
UTC time	2007-07-16 06:37:40.430

Location	Kashiwazaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2007-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kashiwazaki	16.8 km
Nagaoka	34.3 km
Ojiya	37.1 km
Mitsuke	41.3 km
Tsubame	44.3 km
Jōetsu	44.4 km
Sanjō	44.5 km
Maki	45.9 km
Tōkamachi	48.9 km
Uonuma	52.3 km
Myoko	56.3 km
Shirone	56.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Toyama Japan · 2026-04-12 23:54 UTC	69.7 km
M 4.8 Niigata Japan · 2026-02-13 04:58 UTC	46.5 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	99.8 km

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