Earthquake details

Thursday, May 20, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, May 20, 1993 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 59.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.032 and latitude 28.138.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	23.6 km
Coordinates	28.138, 130.032
UTC time	1993-05-20 08:44:05.550

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-05-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	59.1 km
Naze	59.5 km
Nago	263.9 km
Uruma	291.0 km
Gushikawa	291.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	293.2 km
Yomitan	297.6 km
Okinawa	298.3 km
Ginowan	306.8 km
Nishihara	308.8 km
Urasoe	309.3 km
Kanegusuku	314.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

32.4 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

60.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

78.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

142.7 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

137.1 km

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