Earthquake details

Thursday, August 6, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 15:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 65.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.778 and latitude 33.752.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	376.3 km
Coordinates	33.752, 136.778
UTC time	2020-08-06 15:34:44.170

Location	Matsusaka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	65.0 km
Ise	81.8 km
Matsusaka	94.7 km
Tahara	111.5 km
Tsu	111.9 km
Nabari	115.6 km
Sakurai	119.4 km
Gojō	119.6 km
Kashiwara	121.3 km
Taketoyo	122.9 km
Kashihara-shi	123.8 km
Hashimoto	124.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	62.8 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	90.5 km

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