Earthquake details

Sunday, July 23, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 15:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyako (Japan - JP), about 139.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.488 and latitude 40.039.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.039, 143.488
UTC time 2017-07-23 15:35:40.930
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-07-23

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-08-08 17:57 UTC
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-16 16:00 UTC
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M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-15 12:29 UTC
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M 4.9
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-14 08:07 UTC
93.0 km
M 4.3
Miyako
Japan · 2026-07-08 14:33 UTC
124.5 km
M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-07-08 07:35 UTC
140.4 km
M 4.6
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-06 17:09 UTC
93.5 km
M 4.6
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-07-06 11:29 UTC
147.2 km

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