Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 10:37 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 83.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.175 and latitude 27.929.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	28.4 km
Coordinates	27.929, 130.175
UTC time	1995-10-18 10:37:26.380

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	83.4 km
Naze	83.6 km
Nago	261.4 km
Uruma	287.2 km
Gushikawa	287.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	289.0 km
Okinawa	294.5 km
Yomitan	294.6 km
Ginowan	302.7 km
Nishihara	304.7 km
Urasoe	305.4 km
Kanegusuku	310.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

5.5 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

72.5 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

101.6 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

165.6 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

164.3 km

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