Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 15, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 15, 1976 at 12:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.585 and latitude 28.162.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	3.0 km
Coordinates	28.162, 130.585
UTC time	1976-12-15 12:25:54.900

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	109.6 km
Naze	110.4 km
Nago	309.3 km
Uruma	335.1 km
Gushikawa	335.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	336.8 km
Ibusuki	342.0 km
Okinawa	342.3 km
Yomitan	342.5 km
Ginowan	350.5 km
Nishihara	352.5 km
Urasoe	353.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

42.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

129.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

192.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

167.6 km

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