Earthquake details

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 01:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 89.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.818 and latitude 40.115.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 51.8 km
Coordinates 40.115, 142.818
UTC time 2014-01-16 01:12:17.710
Location Miyako
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-01-16

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
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M 4.7
Miyako
Japan · 2026-05-17 00:07 UTC
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Kesennuma
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
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Ōfunato
Japan · 2026-05-15 11:22 UTC
142.3 km
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Japan · 2026-05-04 23:54 UTC
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Japan · 2026-04-28 07:24 UTC
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