Earthquake details

Saturday, August 7, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 7, 1982 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 58.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.028 and latitude 28.142.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.142, 130.028
UTC time	1982-08-07 13:32:07.500

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	58.5 km
Naze	59.0 km
Nago	263.9 km
Uruma	291.0 km
Gushikawa	291.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	293.3 km
Yomitan	297.6 km
Okinawa	298.3 km
Ginowan	306.8 km
Nishihara	308.8 km
Urasoe	309.3 km
Kanegusuku	314.4 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

60.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

77.8 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

142.1 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

136.6 km

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