Earthquake details

Monday, December 8, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 8, 2003 at 14:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 134.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.122 and latitude 27.304.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.304, 130.122
UTC time	2003-12-08 14:12:23.740

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	134.0 km
Amami	134.5 km
Nago	225.4 km
Uruma	247.4 km
Gushikawa	247.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	248.1 km
Okinawa	254.5 km
Yomitan	256.5 km
Ginowan	261.7 km
Nishihara	263.7 km
Urasoe	264.6 km
Nanjō	267.4 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

140.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

147.5 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

226.0 km

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