Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 23:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 277.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.918 and latitude 32.010.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	365.3 km
Coordinates	32.010, 137.918
UTC time	2010-08-18 23:33:14.530

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-08-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	277.7 km
Omaezaki	289.5 km
Ise	297.8 km
Iwata	299.5 km
Hamamatsu	299.9 km
Kikugawa	300.4 km
Kosai	301.8 km
Tahara	302.0 km
Maruobara	304.5 km
Fukuroi	305.0 km
Tanabe	306.1 km
Sumiyoshi	306.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Hamamatsu

Japan · 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC

227.0 km

M 4.2

Shima

Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

236.2 km

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