Earthquake details

Sunday, February 28, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, February 28, 1954 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 176.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.673 and latitude 27.179.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	27.179, 130.673
UTC time	1954-02-28 00:55:28.070

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1954-02-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	176.7 km
Amami	176.8 km
Nago	274.1 km
Gushikawa	293.4 km
Uruma	293.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	293.7 km
Okinawa	300.5 km
Yomitan	303.5 km
Ginowan	306.9 km
Nishihara	309.0 km
Urasoe	310.0 km
Nanjō	311.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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