Earthquake details

Thursday, May 19, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 19, 1983 at 09:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 58.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.056 and latitude 28.190.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	41.5 km
Coordinates	28.190, 130.056
UTC time	1983-05-19 09:54:38.860

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	58.9 km
Naze	59.5 km
Nago	269.5 km
Uruma	296.7 km
Gushikawa	297.3 km
Katsuren-haebaru	298.9 km
Yomitan	303.1 km
Okinawa	303.9 km
Ginowan	312.4 km
Nishihara	314.4 km
Urasoe	315.0 km
Kanegusuku	320.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

36.7 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

54.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

78.5 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

142.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

133.2 km

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