Earthquake details

Saturday, September 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, September 22, 1979 at 09:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 70.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.162 and latitude 28.146.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.146, 130.162
UTC time	1979-09-22 09:47:39.200

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	70.4 km
Naze	70.9 km
Nago	274.5 km
Uruma	301.2 km
Gushikawa	301.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	303.3 km
Yomitan	308.0 km
Okinawa	308.5 km
Ginowan	316.9 km
Nishihara	318.9 km
Urasoe	319.5 km
Kanegusuku	324.4 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

51.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

89.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

154.1 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

142.8 km

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