Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 11:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 78.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.133 and latitude 27.959.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.959, 130.133
UTC time	1995-10-18 11:01:44.930

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	78.1 km
Naze	78.3 km
Nago	259.8 km
Uruma	285.9 km
Gushikawa	286.5 km
Katsuren-haebaru	287.8 km
Yomitan	293.2 km
Okinawa	293.2 km
Ginowan	301.4 km
Nishihara	303.5 km
Urasoe	304.1 km
Kanegusuku	308.8 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

71.1 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

96.3 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

160.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

159.4 km

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