Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 22, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 22, 1933 at 22:31 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 67.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.845 and latitude 28.601.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.601, 128.845
UTC time	1933-11-22 22:31:52.920

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1933-11-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	67.7 km
Amami	68.2 km
Nago	236.8 km
Uruma	266.1 km
Gushikawa	267.6 km
Yomitan	267.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	270.1 km
Okinawa	272.4 km
Ginowan	281.5 km
Urasoe	283.0 km
Nishihara	283.1 km
Kanegusuku	289.6 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

157.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

48.8 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

85.9 km

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