Earthquake details

Friday, April 12, 2024 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 09:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 22.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.281 and latitude 28.279.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.9 km
Coordinates	28.279, 129.281
UTC time	2024-04-12 09:00:17.560

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2024-04-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	22.1 km
Amami	23.6 km
Nago	225.1 km
Uruma	254.2 km
Gushikawa	255.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	257.5 km
Yomitan	258.3 km
Okinawa	261.1 km
Ginowan	270.1 km
Nishihara	272.0 km
Urasoe	272.2 km
Kanegusuku	278.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

99.5 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

118.6 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

14.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

70.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

105.4 km

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