Earthquake details

Friday, May 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 10, 1974 at 05:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 98.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.623 and latitude 27.494.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.494, 129.623
UTC time	1974-05-10 05:25:37.300

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-05-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	98.1 km
Amami	99.1 km
Nago	189.5 km
Uruma	214.8 km
Gushikawa	215.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	216.4 km
Okinawa	222.1 km
Yomitan	222.5 km
Ginowan	230.1 km
Nishihara	232.2 km
Urasoe	232.9 km
Kanegusuku	237.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

141.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

106.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

194.0 km

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