Earthquake details

Thursday, October 19, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 19, 1995 at 00:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Amami (Japan - JP), about 69.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.156 and latitude 28.164.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.164, 130.156
UTC time	1995-10-19 00:32:06.440

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-10-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Amami	69.1 km
Naze	69.7 km
Nago	275.2 km
Uruma	302.1 km
Gushikawa	302.7 km
Katsuren-haebaru	304.2 km
Yomitan	308.8 km
Okinawa	309.4 km
Ginowan	317.8 km
Nishihara	319.8 km
Urasoe	320.4 km
Kanegusuku	325.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

31.6 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

50.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

88.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

152.8 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

140.8 km

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