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Thursday, November 24, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 00:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 314.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.194 and latitude 31.746.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	346.0 km
Coordinates	31.746, 138.194
UTC time	2016-11-24 00:35:09.730

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-11-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	314.8 km
Omaezaki	317.6 km
Kikugawa	329.3 km
Iwata	330.4 km
Hamamatsu	331.7 km
Maruobara	333.3 km
Sumiyoshi	334.5 km
Kosai	334.8 km
Ise	335.1 km
Fukuroi	335.4 km
Tahara	336.6 km
Kakegawa	336.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Fujieda Japan · 2026-05-08 03:36 UTC	359.4 km
M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	285.7 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	266.8 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	337.5 km

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