Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 15:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 171.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.194 and latitude 26.960.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.4 km
Coordinates	26.960, 130.194
UTC time	2016-06-14 15:01:56.850

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-06-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	171.5 km
Amami	172.2 km
Nago	222.8 km
Gushikawa	240.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	241.2 km
Uruma	241.2 km
Okinawa	248.0 km
Yomitan	251.4 km
Ginowan	254.2 km
Nishihara	256.3 km
Urasoe	257.3 km
Nanjō	258.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

102.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

176.6 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

184.0 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

238.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

264.5 km

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