Earthquake details

Sunday, May 3, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 3, 1987 at 17:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 182.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.621 and latitude 28.437.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	217.4 km
Coordinates	28.437, 127.621
UTC time	1987-05-03 17:21:23.450

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-05-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	182.5 km
Amami	183.5 km
Nago	206.0 km
Yomitan	226.9 km
Uruma	230.6 km
Gushikawa	232.6 km
Okinawa	234.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	235.6 km
Ginowan	242.4 km
Urasoe	242.7 km
Nishihara	243.4 km
Naha	247.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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M 5.3

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191.2 km

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