Earthquake details

Saturday, June 8, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, June 8, 1968 at 21:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.665 and latitude 28.370.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.6 km
Coordinates	28.370, 129.665
UTC time	1968-06-08 21:42:08.140

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	16.8 km
Naze	17.8 km
Nago	256.3 km
Uruma	284.8 km
Gushikawa	285.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	287.7 km
Yomitan	289.9 km
Okinawa	291.9 km
Ginowan	300.8 km
Nishihara	302.7 km
Urasoe	303.0 km
Kanegusuku	308.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

99.3 km

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