Earthquake details

Sunday, July 31, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 128.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.826 and latitude 41.795.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.4 km
Coordinates	41.795, 142.826
UTC time	2011-07-31 17:35:57.870

Location	Sapporo
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Obihiro	128.7 km
Otofuke	136.7 km
Tomakomai	137.6 km
Mutsu	145.4 km
Chitose	149.5 km
Noboribetsu	154.4 km
Eniwa	159.8 km
Muroran	162.7 km
Kitahiroshima	167.3 km
Misawa	172.3 km
Hakodate	173.4 km
Date	178.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tomakomai Japan · 2026-01-11 11:11 UTC	137.7 km
M 4.4 Tomakomai Japan · 2025-11-01 16:46 UTC	144.2 km
M 4.3 Sapporo Japan · 2025-10-12 06:13 UTC	164.6 km
M 4.3 Tomakomai Japan · 2025-10-05 06:30 UTC	116.7 km
M 4.5 Tomakomai Japan · 2025-05-12 21:33 UTC	113.4 km

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