Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, August 16, 1995 at 20:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 139.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.067 and latitude 28.460.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.5 km
Coordinates	28.460, 128.067
UTC time	1995-08-16 20:58:50.830

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	139.1 km
Amami	140.0 km
Nago	205.5 km
Yomitan	231.3 km
Uruma	232.9 km
Gushikawa	234.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	237.5 km
Okinawa	237.9 km
Ginowan	246.5 km
Urasoe	247.3 km
Nishihara	247.7 km
Naha	253.1 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

233.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

120.2 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

152.4 km

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