Earthquake details

Saturday, July 2, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, July 2, 1994 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 5.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.548 and latitude 28.369.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	46.7 km
Coordinates	28.369, 129.548
UTC time	1994-07-02 12:08:47.250

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	5.4 km
Naze	6.3 km
Nago	248.9 km
Uruma	277.6 km
Gushikawa	278.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	280.6 km
Yomitan	282.3 km
Okinawa	284.7 km
Ginowan	293.6 km
Nishihara	295.5 km
Urasoe	295.8 km
Kanegusuku	301.6 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

90.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

25.2 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

89.1 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

96.7 km

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