Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 17, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 17, 1958 at 15:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 197.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.491 and latitude 28.632.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.632, 127.491
UTC time	1958-12-17 15:34:23.430

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1958-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	197.1 km
Amami	198.0 km
Nago	229.8 km
Yomitan	249.5 km
Uruma	253.7 km
Gushikawa	255.7 km
Okinawa	257.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	258.7 km
Ginowan	265.1 km
Urasoe	265.2 km
Nishihara	265.9 km
Naha	269.9 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

290.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

177.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

117.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

194.0 km

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