Earthquake details

Saturday, July 11, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 11, 1970 at 21:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.633 and latitude 28.289.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.8 km
Coordinates	28.289, 129.633
UTC time	1970-07-11 21:16:36.170

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-07-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	16.8 km
Naze	17.0 km
Nago	247.4 km
Uruma	275.9 km
Gushikawa	276.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	278.7 km
Yomitan	281.0 km
Okinawa	283.0 km
Ginowan	291.8 km
Nishihara	293.7 km
Urasoe	294.1 km
Kanegusuku	299.8 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

85.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

35.8 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

100.1 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

107.2 km

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