Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 93.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.451 and latitude 27.525.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	32.1 km
Coordinates	27.525, 129.451
UTC time	1987-10-07 06:42:35.990

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	93.7 km
Amami	94.9 km
Nago	177.1 km
Uruma	203.2 km
Gushikawa	203.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	205.2 km
Yomitan	210.4 km
Okinawa	210.5 km
Ginowan	218.8 km
Nishihara	220.8 km
Urasoe	221.5 km
Kanegusuku	226.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

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82.7 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

149.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

99.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

145.2 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

189.1 km

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