Earthquake details

Sunday, November 20, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, November 20, 1988 at 13:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 41.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.911 and latitude 28.426.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	52.5 km
Coordinates	28.426, 129.911
UTC time	1988-11-20 13:53:20.220

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	41.2 km
Naze	42.4 km
Nago	277.1 km
Uruma	305.3 km
Gushikawa	306.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	307.9 km
Yomitan	310.8 km
Okinawa	312.4 km
Ibusuki	320.6 km
Ginowan	321.2 km
Nishihara	323.1 km
Urasoe	323.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

54.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

60.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

121.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

103.4 km

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