Earthquake details

Friday, September 15, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, September 15, 1933 at 16:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 189.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 131.311 and latitude 27.799.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	27.799, 131.311
UTC time	1933-09-15 16:19:39.670

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1933-09-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	189.7 km
Naze	190.3 km
Nago	354.6 km
Uruma	377.0 km
Gushikawa	377.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	377.7 km
Okinawa	384.1 km
Yomitan	386.1 km
Ibusuki	387.6 km
Ginowan	391.3 km
Nishihara	393.3 km
Urasoe	394.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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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

247.4 km

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