Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 12, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 12, 1947 at 20:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 56.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.905 and latitude 28.401.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.401, 128.905
UTC time	1947-02-12 20:07:15.620

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1947-02-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	56.8 km
Amami	57.7 km
Nago	218.6 km
Uruma	248.0 km
Gushikawa	249.3 km
Yomitan	250.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	251.8 km
Okinawa	254.5 km
Ginowan	263.5 km
Nishihara	265.2 km
Urasoe	265.2 km
Kanegusuku	271.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

152.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

38.1 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

34.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

101.9 km

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