Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 9, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 9, 1975 at 12:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 56.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.017 and latitude 28.169.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.169, 130.017
UTC time	1975-07-09 12:55:23.000

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	56.3 km
Naze	56.8 km
Nago	265.0 km
Uruma	292.3 km
Gushikawa	292.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	294.5 km
Yomitan	298.7 km
Okinawa	299.5 km
Ginowan	308.0 km
Nishihara	310.0 km
Urasoe	310.6 km
Kanegusuku	315.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

36.2 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

59.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

75.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

140.0 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

133.4 km

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