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Latest quakes in or near Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan - list, stats and map

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Mag. 4.1 earthquake East China Sea, 65 km northeast of Naze, Kagoshima -
Strongest since 2024Mag. 5.6 52 Km E of Tatsugō, Japan - Mar 15, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 19:03 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Amami Shi in the past 24 hours.
Since 2024, Amami Shi has had 19 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.6:
  • 2 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 5.6 Earthquake Philippine Sea, Japan, 64 km E of Naze, Kagoshima -
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Latest quakes in or near Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 27, 09:23 am (GMT +9)
Mar 27, 00:23 GMT
4.1

70 km
41 km (25 mi) to the N East China Sea, Japan, 65 km northeast of Naze, Kagoshima
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 06:57 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 21, 09:57 GMT
3.0

36 km
1 km (0.6 mi) to the E East China Sea, Japan, 25 km northeast of Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima Info
Friday, March 15, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 15, 08:03 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 15, 11:03 GMT
5.0

10 km
37 km (23 mi) to the E 52 Km E of Tatsugō, Japan Info
Mar 15, 07:49 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 15, 10:49 GMT
3.6

23 km
36 km (22 mi) to the NE Japan: Near Amami-oshima Island Info
Mar 15, 07:32 pm (GMT +9)
Mar 15, 10:32 GMT
5.6

10 km
40 km (25 mi) to the E 52 Km E of Tatsugō, Japan Info
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 04:01 am (GMT +9)
Mar 13, 19:01 GMT
2.8

22 km
36 km (22 mi) to the N Japan: NEAR AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLAND Info
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 7, 02:29 am (GMT +9)
Mar 6, 17:29 GMT
3.6

0 km
34 km (21 mi) to the NW Ryukyu Islands, Japan Info
Friday, March 1, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 1, 11:10 am (GMT +9)
Mar 1, 02:10 GMT
3.5

5 km
45 km (28 mi) to the NE Japan: NEAR AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLAND Info
Sunday, February 25, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 25, 09:28 am (GMT +9)
Feb 25, 00:28 GMT
4.3

39 km
42 km (26 mi) to the S 59 Km ENE of Isen, Japan Info
Monday, February 19, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 19, 10:19 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 19, 13:19 GMT
3.4

4.9 km
42 km (26 mi) to the W Japan: NEAR AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLAND Info
Feb 19, 07:55 pm (GMT +9)
Feb 19, 10:55 GMT
3.1

39 km
11 km (6.8 mi) to the W Japan: NEAR AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLAND Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 1013 joules (5.08 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4370 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 36.1 quakes on average per year in or near Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.27 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.6 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.65 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 5.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 27.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 36.3 quakes per year (or 3 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 155 quakes per year (or 12.9 quakes per month)
Amami Shi has a very high level of seismic activity. Amami Shi has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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