Earthquake details

Thursday, June 23, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 23, 1921 at 18:21 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 153.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.094 and latitude 29.006.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.006, 128.094
UTC time	1921-06-23 18:21:34.900

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1921-06-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	153.2 km
Amami	153.6 km
Nago	266.4 km
Yomitan	291.9 km
Uruma	293.7 km
Gushikawa	295.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	298.4 km
Okinawa	298.6 km
Ginowan	307.1 km
Urasoe	307.9 km
Nishihara	308.3 km
Naha	313.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

236.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

134.5 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

125.9 km

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