Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 19, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 19, 1969 at 13:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 112.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.435 and latitude 28.783.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	168.5 km
Coordinates	28.783, 128.435
UTC time	1969-03-19 13:59:27.150

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-03-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	112.5 km
Amami	112.9 km
Nago	245.4 km
Yomitan	273.7 km
Uruma	273.9 km
Gushikawa	275.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	278.3 km
Okinawa	279.5 km
Ginowan	288.3 km
Urasoe	289.5 km
Nishihara	289.7 km
Naha	295.7 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

199.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

93.6 km

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

103.0 km

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