Earthquake details

Saturday, December 18, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, December 18, 1976 at 18:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 118.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.639 and latitude 28.034.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.034, 130.639
UTC time	1976-12-18 18:08:18.200

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	118.7 km
Naze	119.3 km
Nago	306.3 km
Uruma	331.4 km
Gushikawa	331.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	332.9 km
Okinawa	338.6 km
Yomitan	339.2 km
Ginowan	346.6 km
Nishihara	348.6 km
Urasoe	349.4 km
Kanegusuku	353.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

138.2 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

181.5 km

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