Earthquake details

Saturday, December 20, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 20, 1958 at 19:20 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 194.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 127.511 and latitude 28.615.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.615, 127.511
UTC time	1958-12-20 19:20:51.210

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1958-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	194.9 km
Amami	195.8 km
Nago	227.5 km
Yomitan	247.5 km
Uruma	251.6 km
Gushikawa	253.5 km
Okinawa	255.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	256.6 km
Ginowan	263.0 km
Urasoe	263.2 km
Nishihara	263.9 km
Naha	267.9 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

288.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

175.7 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

192.8 km

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