Earthquake details

Friday, July 12, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, July 12, 1929 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 196.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.981 and latitude 27.206.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	27.206, 130.981
UTC time	1929-07-12 17:59:08.810

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1929-07-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	196.1 km
Naze	196.1 km
Nago	304.5 km
Gushikawa	323.4 km
Uruma	323.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	323.7 km
Okinawa	330.5 km
Yomitan	333.7 km
Ginowan	336.9 km
Nishihara	338.9 km
Urasoe	339.9 km
Nanjō	340.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

108.3 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

156.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

213.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

276.0 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

274.6 km

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