Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 18, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 18, 1965 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.399 and latitude 29.042.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.0 km
Coordinates	29.042, 128.399
UTC time	1965-05-18 12:08:56.700

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-05-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	129.8 km
Amami	130.0 km
Nago	273.2 km
Yomitan	300.9 km
Uruma	301.5 km
Gushikawa	303.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	306.0 km
Okinawa	307.0 km
Ginowan	315.7 km
Urasoe	316.7 km
Nishihara	317.1 km
Minamisatsuma	318.1 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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