Earthquake details

Monday, November 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, November 20, 1989 at 18:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 45.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.398 and latitude 27.966.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.8 km
Coordinates	27.966, 129.398
UTC time	1989-11-20 18:55:03.380

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	45.4 km
Amami	46.7 km
Nago	205.3 km
Uruma	233.6 km
Gushikawa	234.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	236.3 km
Yomitan	239.0 km
Okinawa	240.7 km
Ginowan	249.5 km
Nishihara	251.4 km
Urasoe	251.8 km
Kanegusuku	257.4 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

121.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

50.5 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

102.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

139.9 km

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