Earthquake details

Saturday, August 13, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 13, 1977 at 10:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 198.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.526 and latitude 26.844.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.844, 130.526
UTC time	1977-08-13 10:36:37.300

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	198.3 km
Amami	198.7 km
Nago	253.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	270.0 km
Gushikawa	270.1 km
Uruma	270.5 km
Okinawa	277.1 km
Yomitan	281.1 km
Ginowan	282.8 km
Nishihara	284.8 km
Nanjō	285.7 km
Urasoe	285.9 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

187.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

212.3 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

288.1 km

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