Earthquake details

Saturday, August 26, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 26, 1995 at 16:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 109.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.371 and latitude 28.406.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	28.406, 128.371
UTC time	1995-08-26 16:06:11.080

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-08-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	109.0 km
Amami	110.0 km
Nago	203.0 km
Yomitan	231.5 km
Uruma	231.6 km
Gushikawa	233.2 km
Katsuren-haebaru	235.9 km
Okinawa	237.2 km
Ginowan	246.1 km
Urasoe	247.3 km
Nishihara	247.5 km
Naha	253.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

187.5 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

204.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

90.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

41.3 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

132.9 km

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