Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 at 23:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 72.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.211 and latitude 28.203.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	27.6 km
Coordinates	28.203, 130.211
UTC time	1995-10-18 23:25:58.770

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-10-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	72.9 km
Naze	73.6 km
Nago	282.2 km
Uruma	309.0 km
Gushikawa	309.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	311.1 km
Yomitan	315.8 km
Okinawa	316.3 km
Ginowan	324.7 km
Nishihara	326.7 km
Urasoe	327.3 km
Kanegusuku	332.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

35.8 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

43.8 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

92.6 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

156.4 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

140.3 km

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