Earthquake details

Monday, December 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 2, 1996 at 07:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 70.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.076 and latitude 28.005.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.0 km
Coordinates	28.005, 130.076
UTC time	1996-12-02 07:00:24.680

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	70.5 km
Naze	70.7 km
Nago	258.3 km
Uruma	284.7 km
Gushikawa	285.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	286.7 km
Yomitan	291.7 km
Okinawa	292.0 km
Ginowan	300.3 km
Nishihara	302.3 km
Urasoe	302.9 km
Kanegusuku	307.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

69.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

88.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

153.0 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

152.3 km

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