Earthquake details

Saturday, January 1, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 1, 1977 at 06:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 116.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.649 and latitude 28.135.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.135, 130.649
UTC time	1977-01-01 06:23:45.100

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	116.4 km
Naze	117.2 km
Nago	313.0 km
Uruma	338.5 km
Gushikawa	338.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	340.1 km
Ibusuki	344.9 km
Okinawa	345.7 km
Yomitan	346.1 km
Ginowan	353.8 km
Nishihara	355.8 km
Urasoe	356.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

53.3 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

47.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

136.1 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

199.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

174.2 km

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