Earthquake details

Saturday, December 10, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 04:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 52.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.385 and latitude 40.179.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 52.0 km
Coordinates 40.179, 142.385
UTC time 2016-12-10 04:44:57.310
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-12-10

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-06-25 00:33 UTC
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-06-24 22:30 UTC
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Kuji
Japan · 2026-06-06 18:52 UTC
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M 4.2
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-31 10:58 UTC
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Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
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M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
19.9 km
M 4.3
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-11 02:27 UTC
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Japan · 2026-04-22 17:46 UTC
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