Earthquake details

Thursday, January 16, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 22:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 44.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.450 and latitude 27.972.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.4 km
Coordinates	27.972, 129.450
UTC time	2014-01-16 22:56:08.790

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	44.1 km
Amami	45.3 km
Nago	209.3 km
Uruma	237.4 km
Gushikawa	238.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	240.1 km
Yomitan	243.0 km
Okinawa	244.6 km
Ginowan	253.4 km
Nishihara	255.3 km
Urasoe	255.7 km
Kanegusuku	261.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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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

139.5 km

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