Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 17:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 235.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.564 and latitude 32.313.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	392.7 km
Coordinates	32.313, 137.564
UTC time	2024-05-29 17:14:58.129

Location	Hamamatsu
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2024-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	235.0 km
Ise	254.6 km
Tanabe	259.0 km
Omaezaki	261.7 km
Tahara	263.6 km
Kosai	265.8 km
Hamamatsu	266.2 km
Iwata	267.1 km
Matsusaka	269.7 km
Kikugawa	271.0 km
Fukuroi	273.3 km
Toyohashi	273.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	210.3 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	201.7 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	259.0 km

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