Earthquake details

Saturday, January 9, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 14:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 51.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.604 and latitude 27.914.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.5 km
Coordinates	27.914, 129.604
UTC time	2016-01-09 14:12:37.130

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	51.8 km
Amami	52.7 km
Nago	215.8 km
Uruma	243.3 km
Gushikawa	244.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	245.6 km
Yomitan	249.5 km
Okinawa	250.5 km
Ginowan	259.1 km
Nishihara	261.1 km
Urasoe	261.6 km
Kanegusuku	266.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

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