Earthquake details

Monday, June 6, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, June 6, 1994 at 09:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 45.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.099 and latitude 28.598.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	60.0 km
Coordinates	28.598, 129.099
UTC time	1994-06-06 09:03:00.520

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-06-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	45.6 km
Amami	45.8 km
Nago	246.6 km
Uruma	276.0 km
Gushikawa	277.3 km
Yomitan	278.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	279.7 km
Okinawa	282.6 km
Ginowan	291.6 km
Nishihara	293.3 km
Urasoe	293.4 km
Kanegusuku	299.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

133.2 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

133.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

28.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

40.0 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

74.3 km

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