Earthquake details

Friday, May 22, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 13:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 26.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.531 and latitude 28.609.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	4.8 km
Coordinates	28.609, 129.531
UTC time	2015-05-22 13:28:45.570

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2015-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	26.0 km
Naze	27.3 km
Nago	269.2 km
Uruma	298.3 km
Gushikawa	299.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	301.6 km
Yomitan	302.4 km
Okinawa	305.2 km
Ibusuki	311.5 km
Ginowan	314.2 km
Nishihara	316.1 km
Urasoe	316.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

103.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

91.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

31.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

81.9 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

70.3 km

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