Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 23, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 23, 1989 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 104.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.824 and latitude 27.481.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	27.481, 129.824
UTC time	1989-08-23 07:11:46.250

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	104.1 km
Amami	104.9 km
Nago	206.2 km
Uruma	230.6 km
Gushikawa	230.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	231.9 km
Okinawa	237.8 km
Yomitan	238.7 km
Ginowan	245.6 km
Nishihara	247.7 km
Urasoe	248.5 km
Kanegusuku	252.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

57.2 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

132.3 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

115.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

170.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

198.9 km

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