Earthquake details

Monday, March 15, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 09:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 111.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.450 and latitude 28.791.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.791, 128.450
UTC time	2010-03-15 09:35:27.180

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	111.5 km
Amami	112.0 km
Nago	246.5 km
Yomitan	274.9 km
Uruma	275.1 km
Gushikawa	276.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	279.5 km
Okinawa	280.7 km
Ginowan	289.5 km
Urasoe	290.7 km
Nishihara	290.9 km
Naha	296.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

198.0 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

198.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

92.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

28.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

101.3 km

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