Earthquake details

Monday, August 1, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 14:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 19.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.433 and latitude 34.631.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	34.631, 138.433
UTC time	2011-08-01 14:58:09.060

Location	Omaezaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-08-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	19.9 km
Sumiyoshi	21.4 km
Yaizu	28.4 km
Maruobara	29.2 km
Kikugawa	29.8 km
Fujieda	30.3 km
Shimada	30.8 km
Shizuoka	39.5 km
Kakegawa	41.0 km
Fukuroi	49.1 km
Iwata	53.9 km
Izu	60.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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