Earthquake details

Thursday, July 24, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 24, 1941 at 13:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 17.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.371 and latitude 28.248.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	55.0 km
Coordinates	28.248, 129.371
UTC time	1941-07-24 13:52:46.700

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-07-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	17.2 km
Amami	18.7 km
Nago	227.6 km
Uruma	256.5 km
Gushikawa	257.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	259.6 km
Yomitan	261.0 km
Okinawa	263.5 km
Ginowan	272.4 km
Nishihara	274.3 km
Urasoe	274.6 km
Kanegusuku	280.4 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

110.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

19.6 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

79.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

108.5 km

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