Earthquake details

Thursday, June 16, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 16, 1938 at 02:15 UTC with a magnitude of 7.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 78.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.476 and latitude 27.659.

Magnitude	7.6
Alert	Extreme
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	27.659, 129.476
UTC time	1938-06-16 02:15:18.540

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1938-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	78.8 km
Amami	79.9 km
Nago	187.9 km
Uruma	214.7 km
Gushikawa	215.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	216.9 km
Yomitan	221.5 km
Okinawa	222.0 km
Ginowan	230.4 km
Nishihara	232.4 km
Urasoe	233.0 km
Kanegusuku	238.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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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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