Earthquake details

Friday, January 26, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, January 26, 1940 at 17:04 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 284.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 132.178 and latitude 27.425.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	27.425, 132.178
UTC time	1940-01-26 17:04:23.920

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1940-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	284.5 km
Naze	285.1 km
Nago	425.4 km
Gushikawa	444.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	444.3 km
Uruma	444.3 km
Ibusuki	449.1 km
Okinawa	451.1 km
Yomitan	454.5 km
Ginowan	457.3 km
Kanoya	459.1 km
Nishihara	459.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

208.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

303.8 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

340.2 km

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