Earthquake details

Monday, May 2, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 21:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 68.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.564 and latitude 40.102.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 32.3 km
Coordinates 40.102, 142.564
UTC time 2011-05-02 21:25:49.540
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-05-02

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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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
36.9 km
M 4.7
Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-17 00:07 UTC
36.2 km
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Kesennuma
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
135.6 km
M 6.7
Ōfunato
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
135.0 km
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Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-04 23:54 UTC
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