Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 19:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan - JP), about 156.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.114 and latitude 33.197.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	307.9 km
Coordinates	33.197, 138.114
UTC time	2014-08-20 19:38:25.260

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	156.4 km
Kikugawa	167.6 km
Iwata	169.1 km
Hamamatsu	171.0 km
Maruobara	171.7 km
Sumiyoshi	173.3 km
Shima	173.4 km
Fukuroi	173.9 km
Kakegawa	175.0 km
Kosai	176.1 km
Shimada	180.4 km
Hamakita	181.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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