Earthquake details

Sunday, March 6, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 59.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.011 and latitude 28.094.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	28.094, 130.011
UTC time	2022-03-06 01:13:33.571

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2022-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	59.7 km
Naze	60.0 km
Nago	259.3 km
Uruma	286.3 km
Gushikawa	286.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	288.4 km
Yomitan	292.9 km
Okinawa	293.5 km
Ginowan	302.0 km
Nishihara	304.0 km
Urasoe	304.6 km
Kanegusuku	309.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

29.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

65.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

78.5 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

142.9 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

140.6 km

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