Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 15, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 15, 1977 at 07:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 153.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.601 and latitude 27.409.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	8.0 km
Coordinates	27.409, 130.601
UTC time	1977-03-15 07:22:26.200

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	153.2 km
Amami	153.2 km
Nago	274.0 km
Gushikawa	295.5 km
Uruma	295.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	296.1 km
Okinawa	302.6 km
Yomitan	304.9 km
Ginowan	309.6 km
Nishihara	311.6 km
Urasoe	312.6 km
Nanjō	314.9 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

125.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

170.0 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

235.3 km

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