Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 258.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.895 and latitude 32.184.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	366.3 km
Coordinates	32.184, 137.895
UTC time	2020-11-18 01:00:45.231

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-11-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	258.9 km
Omaezaki	270.6 km
Ise	279.1 km
Iwata	280.2 km
Hamamatsu	280.5 km
Kikugawa	281.2 km
Kosai	282.3 km
Tahara	282.7 km
Maruobara	285.4 km
Fukuroi	285.7 km
Sumiyoshi	287.6 km
Kakegawa	287.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7

Hamamatsu

Japan · 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC

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M 4.2

Shima

Japan · 2026-05-21 01:06 UTC

217.0 km

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