Earthquake details

Thursday, August 18, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 18, 1938 at 19:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 10.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.597 and latitude 28.400.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.400, 129.597
UTC time	1938-08-18 19:06:29.920

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1938-08-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	10.4 km
Naze	11.7 km
Nago	254.6 km
Uruma	283.3 km
Gushikawa	284.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	286.3 km
Yomitan	288.1 km
Okinawa	290.4 km
Ginowan	299.3 km
Nishihara	301.1 km
Urasoe	301.5 km
Kanegusuku	307.2 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

85.5 km

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

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

94.4 km

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