Earthquake details

Monday, November 11, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, November 11, 1974 at 08:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 7.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.434 and latitude 28.424.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	44.0 km
Coordinates	28.424, 129.434
UTC time	1974-11-11 08:55:36.800

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	7.9 km
Naze	8.0 km
Nago	247.0 km
Uruma	276.0 km
Gushikawa	277.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	279.2 km
Yomitan	280.2 km
Okinawa	283.0 km
Ginowan	291.9 km
Nishihara	293.8 km
Urasoe	294.0 km
Kanegusuku	300.0 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

100.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

13.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

76.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

89.2 km

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