Earthquake details

Thursday, March 13, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 17:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hikari (Japan - JP), about 32.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.825 and latitude 33.684.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	79.0 km
Coordinates	33.684, 131.825
UTC time	2014-03-13 17:06:50.770

Location	Shūnan
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2014-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hikari	32.3 km
Kudamatsu	36.4 km
Tokuyama	40.7 km
Yanai	41.4 km
Shūnan	44.1 km
Hōfu	47.2 km
Yokkaichi	48.9 km
Tsurusaki	50.4 km
Beppu	54.4 km
Ōita	54.4 km
Nakatsu	59.8 km
Ube	60.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Hikari Japan · 2026-03-15 20:25 UTC	36.4 km
M 4.5 Uwajima Japan · 2025-06-03 11:17 UTC	58.4 km

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