Earthquake details

Friday, December 31, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, December 31, 1982 at 09:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 98.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.542 and latitude 28.677.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.6 km
Coordinates	28.677, 128.542
UTC time	1982-12-31 09:58:00.760

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	98.3 km
Amami	98.9 km
Nago	236.0 km
Uruma	264.9 km
Yomitan	265.2 km
Gushikawa	266.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	269.1 km
Okinawa	270.7 km
Ginowan	279.6 km
Urasoe	280.9 km
Nishihara	281.1 km
Naha	287.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

183.9 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

187.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

79.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

15.1 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

100.6 km

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