Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 22:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 97.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.395 and latitude 27.496.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.4 km
Coordinates	27.496, 129.395
UTC time	2014-04-23 22:25:06.580

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-04-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	97.3 km
Amami	98.5 km
Nago	170.7 km
Uruma	196.9 km
Gushikawa	197.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	198.9 km
Yomitan	204.0 km
Okinawa	204.2 km
Ginowan	212.5 km
Nishihara	214.5 km
Urasoe	215.1 km
Kanegusuku	220.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

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89.1 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

155.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

102.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

145.2 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

192.2 km

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