Earthquake details

Friday, July 9, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, July 9, 1976 at 22:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 23.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.248 and latitude 28.348.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	61.0 km
Coordinates	28.348, 129.248
UTC time	1976-07-09 22:25:37.500

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	23.1 km
Amami	24.3 km
Nago	229.7 km
Uruma	258.9 km
Gushikawa	260.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	262.2 km
Yomitan	262.7 km
Okinawa	265.8 km
Ginowan	274.8 km
Nishihara	276.6 km
Urasoe	276.8 km
Kanegusuku	282.9 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

120.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

8.4 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

98.1 km

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