Earthquake details

Friday, March 11, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 11:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamaishi (Japan - JP), about 51.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.463 and latitude 39.241.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.7 km
Coordinates	39.241, 142.463
UTC time	2011-03-11 11:36:40.920

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2011-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kamaishi	51.4 km
Miyako	63.7 km
Ōfunato	67.1 km
Kesennuma	85.4 km
Ōshū	112.3 km
Mizusawa	115.3 km
Kitakami	116.1 km
Hizume	116.7 km
Hanamaki	117.0 km
Ichinoseki	120.4 km
Kuji	121.0 km
Morioka	123.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	120.2 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	109.2 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	112.0 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	140.8 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	113.7 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	112.1 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	44.7 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	53.9 km

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