Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 31, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 31, 1969 at 19:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 28.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.264 and latitude 28.529.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	60.0 km
Coordinates	28.529, 129.264
UTC time	1969-12-31 19:01:59.970

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	28.1 km
Amami	28.2 km
Nago	247.6 km
Uruma	276.9 km
Gushikawa	278.1 km
Yomitan	280.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	280.4 km
Okinawa	283.7 km
Ginowan	292.7 km
Nishihara	294.5 km
Urasoe	294.7 km
Kanegusuku	300.8 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

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M 4.3

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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

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