Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 16:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 123.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.221 and latitude 40.251.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 38.8 km
Coordinates 40.251, 143.221
UTC time 2011-05-31 16:26:12.390
Location Morioka
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-05-31

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.3
Morioka
Japan · 2026-04-11 09:10 UTC
149.2 km
M 4.3
Miyako
Japan · 2026-02-24 18:16 UTC
129.8 km
M 4.5
Miyako
Japan · 2026-01-26 00:20 UTC
132.4 km
M 4.9
Morioka
Japan · 2026-01-11 04:15 UTC
152.4 km
M 4.5
Ōdate
Japan · 2026-01-09 11:35 UTC
203.5 km
M 4.4
Ōdate
Japan · 2026-01-09 11:24 UTC
205.0 km
M 4.6
Hanawa
Japan · 2026-01-09 09:56 UTC
197.4 km
M 4.3
Miyako
Japan · 2025-12-31 14:50 UTC
133.1 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.