Earthquake details

Saturday, March 11, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ibusuki (Japan - JP), about 36.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.387 and latitude 30.997.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 138.3 km
Coordinates 30.997, 130.387
UTC time 2017-03-11 18:48:41.030
Location Kaseda-shirakame
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-03-11

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-03-01 09:00 UTC
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Japan · 2026-03-01 00:35 UTC
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Kirishima
Japan · 2026-01-17 08:37 UTC
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Minamisatsuma
Japan · 2026-01-10 23:17 UTC
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M 4.5
Kaseda-shirakame
Japan · 2025-08-12 08:36 UTC
30.2 km
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Minamisatsuma
Japan · 2025-07-16 20:56 UTC
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Kanoya
Japan · 2025-05-02 01:44 UTC
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