Earthquake details

Friday, December 5, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 5, 2003 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 135.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.177 and latitude 27.318.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.318, 130.177
UTC time	2003-12-05 02:02:30.200

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	135.2 km
Amami	135.7 km
Nago	231.1 km
Uruma	253.0 km
Gushikawa	253.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	253.7 km
Okinawa	260.1 km
Yomitan	262.2 km
Ginowan	267.2 km
Nishihara	269.3 km
Urasoe	270.2 km
Nanjō	272.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

62.6 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

137.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

149.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

207.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

226.3 km

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