Earthquake details

Thursday, December 11, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 11, 1980 at 23:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hyūga (Japan - JP), about 9.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.746 and latitude 32.418.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates 32.418, 131.746
UTC time 1980-12-11 23:10:02.000
Location Nobeoka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-12-11

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.3
Kikuchi
Japan · 2025-11-25 12:59 UTC
89.6 km
M 5.3
Kumamoto
Japan · 2025-11-25 09:01 UTC
92.3 km
M 4.5
Miyazaki
Japan · 2025-11-06 19:25 UTC
58.6 km
M 4.9
Hyūga
Japan · 2025-11-06 16:23 UTC
42.3 km
M 4.3
Miyazaki
Japan · 2025-09-18 10:06 UTC
48.1 km
M 4.4
Miyazaki
Japan · 2025-08-27 12:50 UTC
57.3 km
M 4.4
Miyazaki
Japan · 2025-08-18 22:17 UTC
44.5 km
M 5.5
Miyazaki
Japan · 2025-08-16 21:13 UTC
45.4 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.