Earthquake details

Sunday, February 4, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, February 4, 1990 at 02:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 66.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.076 and latitude 28.064.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.9 km
Coordinates	28.064, 130.076
UTC time	1990-02-04 02:02:23.170

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-02-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	66.9 km
Naze	67.2 km
Nago	262.2 km
Uruma	288.9 km
Gushikawa	289.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	291.0 km
Yomitan	295.7 km
Okinawa	296.2 km
Ginowan	304.5 km
Nishihara	306.6 km
Urasoe	307.2 km
Kanegusuku	312.1 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

64.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

85.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

150.0 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

146.4 km

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