Earthquake details

Friday, March 11, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kamaishi (Japan - JP), about 61.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.478 and latitude 38.998.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.6 km
Coordinates	38.998, 142.478
UTC time	2011-03-11 21:00:43.950

Location	Kesennuma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kamaishi	61.1 km
Ōfunato	66.3 km
Kesennuma	78.7 km
Miyako	85.8 km
Ōshū	114.3 km
Ichinoseki	116.7 km
Mizusawa	117.2 km
Tome	119.1 km
Ishinomaki	121.1 km
Kitakami	121.8 km
Hanamaki	125.0 km
Yamoto	126.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC	98.5 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 10:36 UTC	89.0 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-04 03:16 UTC	91.8 km
M 5.0 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC	119.6 km
M 4.4 Sendai Japan · 2026-03-30 19:05 UTC	90.0 km
M 4.3 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-30 01:05 UTC	90.3 km
M 4.4 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:35 UTC	22.4 km
M 4.8 Ishinomaki Japan · 2026-03-06 20:31 UTC	28.1 km

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