Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 27, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 27, 1975 at 00:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 16.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.425 and latitude 28.225.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	28.225, 129.425
UTC time	1975-05-27 00:36:21.300

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	16.8 km
Amami	18.2 km
Nago	228.8 km
Uruma	257.6 km
Gushikawa	258.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	260.6 km
Yomitan	262.3 km
Okinawa	264.6 km
Ginowan	273.5 km
Nishihara	275.4 km
Urasoe	275.7 km
Kanegusuku	281.5 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

106.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

24.3 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

111.2 km

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