Earthquake details

Saturday, December 8, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 8, 2001 at 20:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 15.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.574 and latitude 28.251.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.251, 129.574
UTC time	2001-12-08 20:29:34.230

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	15.6 km
Amami	16.1 km
Nago	240.4 km
Uruma	268.9 km
Gushikawa	269.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	271.8 km
Yomitan	274.0 km
Okinawa	276.0 km
Ginowan	284.9 km
Nishihara	286.8 km
Urasoe	287.2 km
Kanegusuku	292.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

73.0 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

91.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

32.6 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

96.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

110.1 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.

Set up alerts Create account