Earthquake details

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 81.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.719 and latitude 40.126.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 18.1 km
Coordinates 40.126, 142.719
UTC time 2011-03-12 02:37:29.450
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-12

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-06-06 18:52 UTC
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-31 10:58 UTC
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Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
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M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
46.8 km
M 4.7
Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-17 00:07 UTC
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Kesennuma
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
144.6 km
M 6.7
Ōfunato
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
140.8 km
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Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-04 23:54 UTC
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