Earthquake details

Thursday, October 21, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 08:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 276.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.161 and latitude 32.113.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	335.8 km
Coordinates	32.113, 138.161
UTC time	2021-10-21 08:36:47.973

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-10-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	276.4 km
Omaezaki	276.8 km
Kikugawa	288.3 km
Iwata	289.4 km
Hamamatsu	290.7 km
Maruobara	292.3 km
Sumiyoshi	293.7 km
Kosai	294.1 km
Fukuroi	294.4 km
Kakegawa	295.7 km
Tahara	296.3 km
Ise	296.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	246.1 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	225.9 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	298.6 km

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