Earthquake details

Thursday, July 23, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 09:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 87.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.189 and latitude 27.881.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.881, 130.189
UTC time	2026-07-23 09:22:22.460

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2026-07-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	87.7 km
Naze	87.8 km
Nago	259.6 km
Uruma	285.2 km
Gushikawa	285.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	286.9 km
Okinawa	292.5 km
Yomitan	292.8 km
Ginowan	300.6 km
Nishihara	302.6 km
Urasoe	303.3 km
Kanegusuku	307.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-09-20 07:28 UTC

100.9 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

76.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

105.6 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

169.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

169.6 km

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