Earthquake details

Saturday, July 17, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 11:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hikari (Japan - JP), about 39.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.825 and latitude 33.617.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	63.6 km
Coordinates	33.617, 131.825
UTC time	2021-07-17 11:49:59.304

Location	Ōita
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-07-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hikari	39.4 km
Tsurusaki	43.2 km
Kudamatsu	43.9 km
Yokkaichi	47.0 km
Yanai	47.4 km
Ōita	47.6 km
Tokuyama	48.2 km
Beppu	48.4 km
Shūnan	51.6 km
Hōfu	53.8 km
Usuki	55.0 km
Nakatsu	59.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.0

Nobeoka

Japan · 2026-09-21 13:38 UTC

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M 4.8

Nobeoka

Japan · 2026-06-30 23:40 UTC

137.7 km

M 4.3

Hikari

Japan · 2026-03-15 20:25 UTC

35.9 km

M 4.3

Kikuchi

Japan · 2025-11-25 12:59 UTC

99.4 km

M 5.3

Kumamoto

Japan · 2025-11-25 09:01 UTC

94.9 km

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