Earthquake details

Saturday, June 3, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 3, 1933 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 84.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.630 and latitude 28.234.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.234, 128.630
UTC time	1933-06-03 17:09:10.820

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1933-06-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	84.9 km
Amami	86.1 km
Nago	191.1 km
Uruma	220.4 km
Gushikawa	221.9 km
Yomitan	222.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	224.4 km
Okinawa	226.6 km
Ginowan	235.7 km
Urasoe	237.2 km
Nishihara	237.3 km
Kanegusuku	243.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

181.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

68.0 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

131.4 km

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