Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 93.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.392 and latitude 28.088.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.088, 130.392
UTC time	1995-10-18 11:00:09.680

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	93.8 km
Naze	94.4 km
Nago	289.0 km
Uruma	314.9 km
Gushikawa	315.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	316.7 km
Okinawa	322.2 km
Yomitan	322.3 km
Ginowan	330.4 km
Nishihara	332.4 km
Urasoe	333.1 km
Kanegusuku	337.7 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

49.7 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

113.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

177.5 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

161.2 km

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