Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 10:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 89.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.238 and latitude 27.913.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.913, 130.238
UTC time	1995-10-18 10:48:33.020

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	89.5 km
Naze	89.7 km
Nago	265.6 km
Uruma	291.2 km
Gushikawa	291.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	292.9 km
Okinawa	298.5 km
Yomitan	298.8 km
Ginowan	306.6 km
Nishihara	308.6 km
Urasoe	309.3 km
Kanegusuku	313.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

72.0 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

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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

168.8 km

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