Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 24, 1977 at 03:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 158.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.017 and latitude 27.020.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.020, 130.017
UTC time	1977-08-24 03:44:47.800

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	158.9 km
Amami	159.6 km
Nago	206.8 km
Gushikawa	226.1 km
Uruma	226.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	226.5 km
Okinawa	233.2 km
Yomitan	236.2 km
Ginowan	239.7 km
Nishihara	241.8 km
Urasoe	242.8 km
Nanjō	244.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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