Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 21, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, September 21, 1965 at 01:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 138.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.227 and latitude 28.952.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	197.6 km
Coordinates	28.952, 128.227
UTC time	1965-09-21 01:38:31.860

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1965-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	138.9 km
Amami	139.3 km
Nago	261.2 km
Yomitan	287.8 km
Uruma	289.0 km
Gushikawa	290.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	293.6 km
Okinawa	294.2 km
Ginowan	302.9 km
Urasoe	303.8 km
Nishihara	304.2 km
Naha	309.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

222.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

120.3 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

114.7 km

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