Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 24, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, February 24, 1981 at 06:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 9.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.410 and latitude 28.314.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	43.0 km
Coordinates	28.314, 129.410
UTC time	1981-02-24 06:45:09.670

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	9.3 km
Amami	10.8 km
Nago	235.7 km
Uruma	264.7 km
Gushikawa	265.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	267.8 km
Yomitan	269.1 km
Okinawa	271.7 km
Ginowan	280.6 km
Nishihara	282.5 km
Urasoe	282.7 km
Kanegusuku	288.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

105.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

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Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

101.3 km

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