Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 30, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at 21:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 120.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.280 and latitude 28.579.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	135.9 km
Coordinates	28.579, 128.280
UTC time	2001-10-30 21:04:24.750

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	120.1 km
Amami	120.9 km
Nago	220.6 km
Yomitan	248.1 km
Uruma	248.7 km
Gushikawa	250.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	253.2 km
Okinawa	254.1 km
Ginowan	262.9 km
Urasoe	263.9 km
Nishihara	264.2 km
Naha	270.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

202.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

212.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

100.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

41.0 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

127.7 km

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