Earthquake details

Sunday, December 11, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 01:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 31.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.365 and latitude 28.104.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.9 km
Coordinates	28.104, 129.365
UTC time	2011-12-11 01:22:45.660

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-12-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	31.5 km
Amami	32.9 km
Nago	214.7 km
Uruma	243.3 km
Gushikawa	244.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	246.3 km
Yomitan	248.2 km
Okinawa	250.4 km
Ginowan	259.3 km
Nishihara	261.2 km
Urasoe	261.5 km
Kanegusuku	267.2 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

117.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

124.5 km

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