Mag. 2.8 earthquake - East China Sea, 22 km south of Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan, on Jan 16, 2016 05:11:15.31
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in Japan | Kagoshima | Miyazaki | Kumamoto | Nagasaki | Tokyo
Minor magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 163 km depth
15 Jan 20:17 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Jan 16, 2016 05:11:15.31
Magnitude: 2.8
Depth: 163.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.075°N / 130.273°E
(East China Sea, Japan)Nearest volcano: Kikai (32 km / 20 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
22 km (13 mi) S of Makurazaki (pop: 25,000) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) WSW of Ibusuki (pop: 29,700) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SW of Tarumizu (pop: 19,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) WSW of Kanoya (pop: 82,300) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) WNW of Nishinoomote (pop: 17,800) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) S of Sendai (pop: 73,100) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) WSW of Shibushi (pop: 18,300) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) WSW of Kushima (pop: 22,100) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) S of Akune (pop: 25,100) --> See nearby quakes!
105 km (65 mi) SW of Miyakonojō (pop: 131,000) --> See nearby quakes!
113 km (70 mi) S of Izumi (pop: 39,200) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) WSW of Nichinan (pop: 44,200) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) SSW of Kobayashi (pop: 39,700) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (79 mi) S of Minamata (pop: 29,400) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) SSW of Hitoyoshi (pop: 38,000) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (114 mi) S of Uto (pop: 39,200) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) S of Shimabara (pop: 38,100) --> See nearby quakes!
197 km (122 mi) S of Kumamoto (pop: 680,400) --> See nearby quakes!
198 km (123 mi) S of Isahaya (pop: 97,400) --> See nearby quakes!
213 km (133 mi) SW of Nobeoka (pop: 121,900) --> See nearby quakes!
1013 km (630 mi) WSW of Tokyo (pop: 8,336,600) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) N of Kuchinoerabu-jima Island (pop: 147) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) SSW of Nanatsu-shima Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: NIED
Estimated released energy: 1 x 109 joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.8 | 163 km | SATSUMA PENINSULA REGION | NIED |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
At magnitude 2.8, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it be the first to report it!
Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Mag. 2.8 earthquake - East China Sea, 22 km south of Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan, on Jan 16, 2016 05:11:15.31
Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
