Earthquake details

Friday, October 12, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 12, 1990 at 05:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 142.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.771 and latitude 27.775.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.775, 130.771
UTC time	1990-10-12 05:34:28.170

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-10-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	142.2 km
Naze	142.6 km
Nago	304.5 km
Uruma	327.9 km
Gushikawa	328.1 km
Katsuren-haebaru	329.0 km
Okinawa	335.1 km
Yomitan	336.6 km
Ginowan	342.6 km
Nishihara	344.7 km
Urasoe	345.6 km
Nanjō	349.0 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

89.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

161.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

211.7 km

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