Earthquake details

Thursday, October 3, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 04:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 45.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.916 and latitude 28.205.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.7 km
Coordinates	28.205, 129.916
UTC time	2013-10-03 04:13:50.160

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2013-10-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	45.6 km
Naze	46.1 km
Nago	260.2 km
Uruma	287.8 km
Gushikawa	288.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	290.2 km
Yomitan	293.9 km
Okinawa	295.0 km
Ginowan	303.6 km
Nishihara	305.6 km
Urasoe	306.1 km
Kanegusuku	311.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

44.8 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

64.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

65.0 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

129.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

125.4 km

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