Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 13:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 81.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.127 and latitude 27.909.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.6 km
Coordinates	27.909, 130.127
UTC time	1995-10-18 13:40:48.810

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	81.1 km
Naze	81.2 km
Nago	256.2 km
Uruma	282.1 km
Gushikawa	282.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	283.9 km
Okinawa	289.4 km
Yomitan	289.5 km
Ginowan	297.6 km
Nishihara	299.6 km
Urasoe	300.3 km
Kanegusuku	304.9 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

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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

164.0 km

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