Earthquake details

Thursday, June 19, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, June 19, 1969 at 07:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 45.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.892 and latitude 28.173.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	28.173, 129.892
UTC time	1969-06-19 07:03:04.690

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-06-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	45.2 km
Naze	45.5 km
Nago	256.1 km
Uruma	283.7 km
Gushikawa	284.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	286.1 km
Yomitan	289.8 km
Okinawa	290.9 km
Ginowan	299.5 km
Nishihara	301.5 km
Urasoe	302.0 km
Kanegusuku	307.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

43.6 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

68.2 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

64.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

128.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

127.6 km

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