Earthquake details

Friday, April 1, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Noshiro (Japan - JP), about 18.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.208 and latitude 40.304.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.4 km
Coordinates	40.304, 140.208
UTC time	2011-04-01 10:49:49.070

Location	Noshiro
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Noshiro	18.7 km
Kita-Akita	19.6 km
Ōdate	29.9 km
Hirosaki	39.2 km
Hirakawa	44.1 km
Kuroishi	49.6 km
Katagami	50.6 km
Hanawa	51.0 km
Tsugaru	58.0 km
Goshogawara	59.1 km
Akita	65.8 km
Aomori	72.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Hirosaki Japan · 2026-02-17 02:30 UTC	70.3 km
M 4.5 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:35 UTC	52.3 km
M 4.4 Ōdate Japan · 2026-01-09 11:24 UTC	51.1 km
M 4.6 Hanawa Japan · 2026-01-09 09:56 UTC	58.4 km
M 4.6 Akita Japan · 2025-10-14 03:34 UTC	98.9 km
M 4.3 Akita Japan · 2025-07-21 22:00 UTC	55.4 km

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