Earthquake details

Thursday, March 11, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 11, 1976 at 18:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 124.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.129 and latitude 27.408.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.0 km
Coordinates	27.408, 130.129
UTC time	1976-03-11 18:14:44.500

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	124.2 km
Amami	124.7 km
Nago	230.2 km
Uruma	252.9 km
Gushikawa	253.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	253.9 km
Okinawa	260.1 km
Yomitan	261.8 km
Ginowan	267.5 km
Nishihara	269.6 km
Urasoe	270.4 km
Nanjō	273.6 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

129.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

138.4 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

215.3 km

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