Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 20, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 20, 1988 at 10:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 54.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.930 and latitude 28.078.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.6 km
Coordinates	28.078, 129.930
UTC time	1988-04-20 10:27:42.820

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	54.2 km
Naze	54.3 km
Nago	252.0 km
Uruma	279.1 km
Gushikawa	279.8 km
Katsuren-haebaru	281.4 km
Yomitan	285.6 km
Okinawa	286.4 km
Ginowan	294.9 km
Nishihara	296.9 km
Urasoe	297.4 km
Kanegusuku	302.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

33.5 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

72.2 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

72.4 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

136.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

138.8 km

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