Earthquake details

Monday, July 2, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 2, 2001 at 05:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 52.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.963 and latitude 28.145.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.145, 129.963
UTC time	2001-07-02 05:56:27.850

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	52.8 km
Naze	53.1 km
Nago	259.3 km
Uruma	286.6 km
Gushikawa	287.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	288.8 km
Yomitan	292.9 km
Okinawa	293.8 km
Ginowan	302.3 km
Nishihara	304.3 km
Urasoe	304.9 km
Kanegusuku	310.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

64.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

71.8 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

133.4 km

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