Earthquake details

Monday, May 29, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 29, 1989 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 113.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.590 and latitude 28.066.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.1 km
Coordinates	28.066, 130.590
UTC time	1989-05-29 04:02:52.430

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	113.0 km
Naze	113.6 km
Nago	304.0 km
Uruma	329.3 km
Gushikawa	329.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	330.9 km
Okinawa	336.6 km
Yomitan	337.1 km
Ginowan	344.6 km
Nishihara	346.7 km
Urasoe	347.4 km
Kanegusuku	351.8 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

44.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

53.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

132.6 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

196.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

175.6 km

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