Earthquake details

Sunday, December 21, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, December 21, 1969 at 10:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 115.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.655 and latitude 28.188.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	28.188, 130.655
UTC time	1969-12-21 10:18:02.800

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	115.8 km
Naze	116.6 km
Nago	316.6 km
Ibusuki	339.0 km
Uruma	342.3 km
Gushikawa	342.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	344.0 km
Okinawa	349.6 km
Yomitan	349.8 km
Minamikyushu	352.2 km
Kanoya	356.2 km
Ginowan	357.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

57.1 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

42.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

135.5 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

198.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

170.5 km

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