Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 14:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uwajima (Japan - JP), about 18.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.365 and latitude 33.250.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	32.0 km
Coordinates	33.250, 132.365
UTC time	2024-04-17 14:14:46.694

Location	Uwajima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2024-04-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Uwajima	18.4 km
Uwa	18.7 km
Yawatahama	23.9 km
Ōzu	32.7 km
Usuki	54.1 km
Saiki	54.7 km
Nakamura	60.8 km
Tsurusaki	62.7 km
Iyo	63.9 km
Shimoda	67.2 km
Masaki	67.9 km
Ōita	71.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3

Hikari

Japan · 2026-03-15 20:25 UTC

44.4 km

M 4.4

Ōita

Japan · 2025-08-05 17:53 UTC

76.7 km

M 4.5

Uwajima

Japan · 2025-06-03 11:17 UTC

12.3 km

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