Earthquake details

Sunday, May 16, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 12:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 106.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.525 and latitude 28.815.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	41.9 km
Coordinates	28.815, 128.525
UTC time	2010-05-16 12:35:50.740

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2010-05-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	106.1 km
Amami	106.5 km
Nago	250.6 km
Uruma	279.3 km
Yomitan	279.4 km
Gushikawa	281.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	283.7 km
Okinawa	285.1 km
Ginowan	293.9 km
Urasoe	295.1 km
Nishihara	295.4 km
Naha	301.5 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

191.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

87.5 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

93.6 km

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