Earthquake details

Saturday, February 25, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, February 25, 1950 at 09:51 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 111.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.412 and latitude 27.792.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	27.792, 130.412
UTC time	1950-02-25 09:51:41.240

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1950-02-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	111.2 km
Naze	111.4 km
Nago	273.6 km
Uruma	298.1 km
Gushikawa	298.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	299.4 km
Okinawa	305.3 km
Yomitan	306.3 km
Ginowan	313.1 km
Nishihara	315.2 km
Urasoe	316.0 km
Nanjō	320.1 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

24.1 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

82.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

129.4 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

193.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

189.2 km

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