Earthquake details

Monday, November 16, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 15:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 95.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.934 and latitude 27.608.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.608, 129.934
UTC time	2020-11-16 15:08:12.931

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	95.4 km
Amami	95.9 km
Nago	222.5 km
Uruma	247.3 km
Gushikawa	247.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	248.8 km
Okinawa	254.6 km
Yomitan	255.3 km
Ginowan	262.5 km
Nishihara	264.5 km
Urasoe	265.3 km
Kanegusuku	269.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

114.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

109.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

167.8 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

188.1 km

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