Earthquake details

Monday, November 3, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, November 3, 1986 at 13:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 142.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.040 and latitude 28.516.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	199.8 km
Coordinates	28.516, 128.040
UTC time	1986-11-03 13:52:04.030

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-11-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	142.3 km
Amami	143.1 km
Nago	211.7 km
Yomitan	237.2 km
Uruma	238.9 km
Gushikawa	240.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	243.6 km
Okinawa	243.8 km
Ginowan	252.3 km
Urasoe	253.1 km
Nishihara	253.6 km
Naha	258.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

222.1 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

236.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

123.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

65.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

151.2 km

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