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

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.7
Amami
Japan · 2026-05-07 06:39 UTC
253.2 km
M 4.6
Amami
Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC
170.2 km
M 4.3
Amami
Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC
222.8 km
M 5.3
Amami
Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC
253.3 km
M 4.2
Amami
Japan · 2025-07-27 22:41 UTC
249.7 km
M 4.3
Amami
Japan · 2025-07-23 22:55 UTC
154.3 km
M 4.5
Amami
Japan · 2025-07-20 01:34 UTC
206.0 km
M 5.0
Amami
Japan · 2025-07-13 11:28 UTC
254.5 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.