Earthquake details

Saturday, July 4, 1914 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 4, 1914 at 17:47 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 67.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.829 and latitude 28.550.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.550, 128.829
UTC time	1914-07-04 17:47:58.640

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1914-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	67.2 km
Amami	67.9 km
Nago	230.9 km
Uruma	260.3 km
Gushikawa	261.7 km
Yomitan	262.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	264.2 km
Okinawa	266.6 km
Ginowan	275.6 km
Urasoe	277.2 km
Nishihara	277.2 km
Kanegusuku	283.7 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

159.2 km

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

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

91.4 km

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