Earthquake details

Thursday, April 30, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, April 30, 1987 at 01:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 26.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.344 and latitude 28.575.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.0 km
Coordinates	28.575, 129.344
UTC time	1987-04-30 01:10:33.780

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	26.5 km
Naze	26.9 km
Nago	256.1 km
Uruma	285.3 km
Gushikawa	286.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	288.7 km
Yomitan	288.9 km
Okinawa	292.1 km
Ginowan	301.2 km
Nishihara	303.0 km
Urasoe	303.1 km
Kanegusuku	309.3 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

113.1 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

109.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

18.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

64.1 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

72.2 km

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