Earthquake details

Sunday, February 3, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, February 3, 1929 at 02:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 61.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.102 and latitude 28.259.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.259, 130.102
UTC time	1929-02-03 02:44:12.430

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1929-02-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	61.0 km
Naze	61.8 km
Nago	277.9 km
Uruma	305.2 km
Gushikawa	305.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	307.5 km
Yomitan	311.6 km
Okinawa	312.4 km
Ginowan	321.0 km
Nishihara	323.0 km
Urasoe	323.5 km
Kanegusuku	328.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

42.9 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

46.2 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

80.8 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

144.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

129.1 km

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