Earthquake details

Thursday, December 19, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 06:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 48.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.066 and latitude 40.556.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 49.3 km
Coordinates 40.556, 142.066
UTC time 2019-12-19 06:21:33.362
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-12-19

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.2
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-31 10:58 UTC
20.4 km
M 4.8
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
44.1 km
M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
30.8 km
M 4.3
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-11 02:27 UTC
68.9 km
M 4.5
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-04-22 17:46 UTC
54.8 km
M 4.5
Kuji
Japan · 2026-04-22 12:06 UTC
33.2 km
M 4.4
Kuji
Japan · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC
54.9 km
M 4.4
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-04-14 13:21 UTC
23.3 km

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