Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shimo-tsuma (Japan - JP), about 11.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.091 and latitude 36.188.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	51.7 km
Coordinates	36.188, 140.091
UTC time	2021-12-01 16:58:36.635

Location	Tsukuba
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shimo-tsuma	11.2 km
Tsukuba	11.8 km
Kasumigaura	14.5 km
Tsuchiura	15.2 km
Ishioka	15.8 km
Shimodate	15.8 km
Naka	16.7 km
Chikusei	17.3 km
Iwase	18.1 km
Ami	19.8 km
Jōsō	20.5 km
Mitsukaidō	21.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Tokyo Japan · 2026-04-05 23:17 UTC	86.8 km
M 4.9 Kashiwa Japan · 2026-04-01 01:06 UTC	24.8 km
M 4.9 Maebashi Japan · 2026-03-15 05:06 UTC	72.9 km
M 4.1 Ōta Japan · 2026-02-15 02:52 UTC	51.7 km
M 4.3 Ōta Japan · 2026-02-09 12:27 UTC	57.3 km
M 4.2 Saitama Japan · 2026-02-06 15:58 UTC	45.6 km
M 4.5 Sakura Japan · 2026-02-05 00:19 UTC	74.7 km
M 4.1 Hasaki Japan · 2026-02-03 18:36 UTC	98.2 km

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