Earthquake details

Saturday, August 3, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 00:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kosai (Japan - JP), about 17.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.549 and latitude 34.545.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.1 km
Coordinates	34.545, 137.549
UTC time	2013-08-03 00:56:15.280

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2013-08-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kosai	17.5 km
Hamamatsu	24.1 km
Toyohashi	28.9 km
Tahara	29.2 km
Iwata	32.5 km
Toyokawa	33.2 km
Hamakita	35.6 km
Shinshiro	39.7 km
Fukuroi	40.7 km
Gamagōri	43.2 km
Kakegawa	49.4 km
Kōta	50.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	50.5 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	51.6 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	64.4 km

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