Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 02:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 87.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.221 and latitude 27.917.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	27.917, 130.221
UTC time	2012-01-04 02:07:53.420

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	87.8 km
Naze	88.0 km
Nago	264.5 km
Uruma	290.1 km
Gushikawa	290.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	291.8 km
Okinawa	297.4 km
Yomitan	297.6 km
Ginowan	305.5 km
Nishihara	307.5 km
Urasoe	308.2 km
Kanegusuku	312.8 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

72.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

106.1 km

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

167.6 km

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