Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 12, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 20:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 111.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.498 and latitude 27.364.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.364, 129.498
UTC time	2002-02-12 20:54:33.480

Location	Uruma
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-02-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	111.6 km
Amami	112.8 km
Nago	171.6 km
Uruma	196.4 km
Gushikawa	196.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	198.0 km
Okinawa	203.7 km
Yomitan	204.4 km
Ginowan	211.6 km
Nishihara	213.7 km
Urasoe	214.4 km
Kanegusuku	218.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	160.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	185.6 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	185.4 km
M 4.5 Uruma Japan · 2026-03-30 02:24 UTC	135.5 km
M 4.2 Okinawa Japan · 2026-03-30 02:23 UTC	165.9 km
M 4.6 Uruma Japan · 2026-03-30 02:12 UTC	148.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	165.9 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	157.1 km

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