Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 14:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 83.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.746 and latitude 40.097.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 48.9 km
Coordinates 40.097, 142.746
UTC time 2011-07-27 14:50:00.740
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-07-27

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
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M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
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Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-17 00:07 UTC
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Kesennuma
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
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Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
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