Earthquake details

Sunday, May 2, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 2, 1965 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 81.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.872 and latitude 28.865.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.865, 128.872
UTC time	1965-05-02 07:13:42.880

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	81.5 km
Naze	81.5 km
Nago	265.3 km
Uruma	294.5 km
Yomitan	295.9 km
Gushikawa	296.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	298.6 km
Okinawa	300.7 km
Ginowan	309.7 km
Urasoe	311.2 km
Nishihara	311.3 km
Minamisatsuma	312.2 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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M 5.3

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