Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 6, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, June 6, 1945 at 00:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 42.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.724 and latitude 28.052.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.052, 129.724
UTC time	1945-06-06 00:52:46.290

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1945-06-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	42.2 km
Amami	42.6 km
Nago	234.8 km
Uruma	262.5 km
Gushikawa	263.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	264.9 km
Yomitan	268.5 km
Okinawa	269.7 km
Ginowan	278.3 km
Nishihara	280.3 km
Urasoe	280.8 km
Kanegusuku	286.0 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

89.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

58.0 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

134.9 km

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