Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 14:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 95.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.549 and latitude 27.507.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.0 km
Coordinates	27.507, 129.549
UTC time	2022-12-13 14:25:17.214

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2022-12-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	95.9 km
Amami	96.9 km
Nago	184.1 km
Uruma	209.7 km
Gushikawa	210.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	211.5 km
Okinawa	217.0 km
Yomitan	217.2 km
Ginowan	225.2 km
Nishihara	227.2 km
Urasoe	227.9 km
Kanegusuku	232.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

191.7 km

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