Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 22:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 76.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.984 and latitude 27.844.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	27.844, 129.984
UTC time	1995-10-18 22:42:56.350

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	76.2 km
Amami	76.4 km
Nago	240.5 km
Uruma	266.5 km
Gushikawa	267.0 km
Katsuren-haebaru	268.4 km
Okinawa	273.8 km
Yomitan	273.8 km
Ginowan	282.0 km
Nishihara	284.0 km
Urasoe	284.7 km
Kanegusuku	289.4 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

89.4 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

164.9 km

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