Earthquake details

Monday, July 15, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 15, 2002 at 08:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 35.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.565 and latitude 28.061.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.8 km
Coordinates	28.061, 129.565
UTC time	2002-07-15 08:24:18.660

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-07-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	35.0 km
Amami	35.9 km
Nago	224.3 km
Uruma	252.4 km
Gushikawa	253.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	255.0 km
Yomitan	258.0 km
Okinawa	259.6 km
Ginowan	268.3 km
Nishihara	270.2 km
Urasoe	270.7 km
Kanegusuku	276.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

101.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

47.1 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

107.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

130.8 km

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