Earthquake details

Sunday, June 12, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 20:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 55.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.965 and latitude 28.096.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.4 km
Coordinates	28.096, 129.965
UTC time	2011-06-12 20:48:16.640

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-06-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	55.8 km
Naze	56.0 km
Nago	255.9 km
Uruma	283.0 km
Gushikawa	283.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	285.2 km
Yomitan	289.5 km
Okinawa	290.3 km
Ginowan	298.8 km
Nishihara	300.8 km
Urasoe	301.3 km
Kanegusuku	306.4 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

68.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

74.4 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

138.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

138.4 km

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