Earthquake details

Monday, May 15, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 07:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 138.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.044 and latitude 27.225.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.225, 130.044
UTC time	2017-05-15 07:05:36.120

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-05-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	138.5 km
Amami	139.2 km
Nago	215.3 km
Uruma	236.8 km
Gushikawa	236.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	237.4 km
Okinawa	243.9 km
Yomitan	246.1 km
Ginowan	251.0 km
Nishihara	253.0 km
Urasoe	254.0 km
Nanjō	256.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

Amami

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M 5.3

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232.0 km

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