Earthquake details

Friday, March 18, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Minami-Sōma (Japan - JP), about 38.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.406 and latitude 37.579.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 65.3 km
Coordinates 37.579, 141.406
UTC time 2011-03-18 19:53:06.970
Location Minami-Sōma
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-18

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.3
Kōriyama
Japan · 2026-05-05 19:35 UTC
76.6 km
M 4.1
Iwaki
Japan · 2026-04-05 17:28 UTC
34.8 km
M 5.0
Ishinomaki
Japan · 2026-04-02 00:52 UTC
67.6 km
M 4.2
Iwaki
Japan · 2026-03-24 14:03 UTC
39.6 km
M 4.5
Minami-Sōma
Japan · 2026-03-10 06:28 UTC
38.0 km
M 4.0
Ishinomaki
Japan · 2026-02-24 04:27 UTC
81.7 km
M 4.2
Ishinomaki
Japan · 2026-02-20 18:59 UTC
57.5 km
M 4.5
Minami-Sōma
Japan · 2026-02-18 22:40 UTC
49.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.