Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 3, 1980 at 19:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 108.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.381 and latitude 28.485.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	134.0 km
Coordinates	28.485, 128.381
UTC time	1980-01-03 19:58:07.800

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	108.7 km
Amami	109.6 km
Nago	211.8 km
Yomitan	240.3 km
Uruma	240.4 km
Gushikawa	242.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	244.7 km
Okinawa	246.0 km
Ginowan	254.9 km
Urasoe	256.0 km
Nishihara	256.3 km
Naha	262.3 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

203.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

89.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

35.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

126.3 km

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