Earthquake details

Saturday, September 27, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 22:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 118.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.393 and latitude 28.827.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	28.827, 128.393
UTC time	2003-09-27 22:12:01.240

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-09-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	118.2 km
Amami	118.7 km
Nago	249.5 km
Yomitan	277.4 km
Uruma	277.9 km
Gushikawa	279.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	282.3 km
Okinawa	283.4 km
Ginowan	292.2 km
Urasoe	293.3 km
Nishihara	293.6 km
Naha	299.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

204.2 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

99.4 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

104.4 km

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