Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 27, 2016 at 03:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 166.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.137 and latitude 26.992.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	26.992, 130.137
UTC time	2016-05-27 03:44:29.470

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-05-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	166.0 km
Amami	166.7 km
Nago	217.9 km
Gushikawa	236.5 km
Uruma	236.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	236.8 km
Okinawa	243.6 km
Yomitan	246.8 km
Ginowan	250.0 km
Nishihara	252.0 km
Urasoe	253.1 km
Nanjō	254.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

Amami

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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

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